This recipe from the frugal prevert is very good. Don't think I had any smoked pork butt on hand..sure it be ok to sub out hamburger meat for that stuff.
Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
2 Tbsp Freshly Rendered Lard Or Oil
3 Cloves Garlic Crushed
1 Medium Yellow Onion, Finely Chopped
1 Cup Seeded & Finely Chopped Anaheim Peppers Or Unseeded Chopped Cubanelle Peppers
1/2 Cup Long-Grain Rice
2 1/2 Cups Chicken Stock
1 Tbsp Hungarian Paprika
Salt And Freshly Ground Pepper To Taste
1 Large Head Cabbage
1 24 Oz Jar Sauerkraut, Drained
1 Lb Finely Ground Pork
1 Egg
1/2 Lb Smoked Pork Butt, Sliced Garnish Paprika Gravy
Saute the garlic, onion and peppers in the lard or oil until tender. Add the rice, 1 cup of chicken stock, paprika, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool. Core the cabbage and carefully pull the leaves off, keeping them as whole as possible. Blanch the leaves in a large pot of salted water until pliable, about 2 minutes. Drain and allow to cool. This should be done in a couple of batches. Cut out the tough white base of each leaf. In a Dutch oven, spread 2 cups of the drained sauerkraut in the bottom of the bot; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the ground pork with the cooled rice mixture, egg, salt and pepper. Mix very well. Spread out a cabbage leaf on the countertop and roll up into a cylinder, folding in the sides as you roll.
Continue with the rest of the leaves; it may be necessary to piece together a couple of leaves tomake a nice roll. Arrange the rolls on the bed of sauerkraut in the pot. Place the pork slices atop the rolls and spread the remaining 1 cup of sauerkraut over all. Pour in the remaining 1 1/2 cups of chicken stock. It should just cover the cabbage rolls. If not, add more stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour, 15 minutes. This dish may be served with the paprika gravy on the side.
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Originally Posted by Judy Haffner
When I turned on the food channel yesterday, a fellow was preparing
these absolutely incredible looking cabbage wraps (or roll-ups) but
didn't give much info on how to prepare them, so was wondering if any of
you have made something similar, and wouldn't mind sharing the recipe?
He precooked the cabbage till it was tender, and not sure the method he
used, but peeled the leaves off after cooking, and then took what looked
like a mixture for hamburgers and rolled those up inside each leaf and
laid them side by side in a pan so they were touching. Made some kind of
red "tomatoey looking" sauce and poured over the top before putting
them in the oven. He didn't say how long to cook them, but when the
people went to eat them, they looked delicious.
Do they sound familiar to you? I've heard of stuffed cabbage, so maybe
this is another way of doing that, but I'm hoping somebody here can give
me more info on the preparation methods of this dish, and the
ingredients for the burger mixture and red sauce. I'd love to try them.
Judy
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