Sweet And Sour Cabbage Rolls With Sauerkraut Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and boiling the whole cabbage in a pot for about 10-12 minutes. This will help soften the leaves so they roll easily.
• Once done, remove to a colander and allow to cool enough to handle. Then cut out the core of the cabbage and gently peel away whole cabbage leaves. If some tear, that's OK. You can either double up with another leaf or chop them up to line the baking dish later on. You should have about 11-12 leaves to make the cabbage rolls.
• In another bowl, mix together the meat ingredients. Add the ground beef, spices, chopped parley, breadcrumbs, rice and egg and use your hands to thoroughly mix everything together, then set aside.
• To make the sweet and sour tomato sauce, add all those ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine. You can taste for seasoning and if you wish to make it more sweet or more sour, adjust as you like.
• Line a baking dish or oven safe pot with any extra cabbage you have and sliced onions.
• Now let's get rollin'! Use a small pairing knife and cut the hard stem off each cabbage leaf. Take about a tablespoon of meat mixture and roll cabbage like you would a burrito, tucking in the sides so no meat is exposed. Then line all the cabbage rolls in the pot snugly together. If there is any extra meat leftover, just roll it into a meatball and add it to the pot.
• Pour tomato sauce over the cabbage rolls and cover pot with lid. Place in the oven and bake for about 50-60 minutes, until meat is cooked through and rolls are tender.
• Serve cabbage rolls with spoonful of tomato sauce and extra lemon if you prefer.

EASY CABBAGE ROLLS WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Combine pork, rice, onions, pepper, garlic powder, salt and paprika in large bowl.
• Steam heads of cabbage until leaves remove easily (about 5 minutes each in microwave along with 1/2 cup water, covered with plastic wrap works well) Take handfuls of meat mixture and roll up in cabbage leaves.
• Place rolls in roasting pan.
• After covering the bottom of the pan, top with half of the sauerkraut and half of the tomatoes.
• Repeat with second layer.
• Pour tomato juice over top.
• Cover and bake 2 1/2 hours at 350 degrees.

AUTHENTIC ROMANIAN SAUERKRAUT STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Make the filling:
• In a large bowl place together ground meat, diced onions, rice, thyme, ground pepper and marjoram. Mix everything really well.
• Set aside.
• Make the cabbage rolls:
• Prepare the cabbage leaves by removing the core and the thickest part of each leaf. If the leaves are too big cut them in half.
• Grab a cabbage leaf and place 1 tablespoon of meat on it. Wrap the meat inside the cabbage leaf to obtain a neat roll.
• Place shredded cabbage on the bottom of the pot, then start adding the rolls.
• Optional, you can add a layer of bacon over each layer of rolls.
• Fill up the pot with cabbage rolls, then mix together the tomato juice and the paste and pour it over the rolls.
• Add water to cover the rolls.
• The final layer should be shredded cabbage.(use left over cabbage)
• Sprinkle more bacon, thyme and bay leaves and cover with a lid.
• Bake in the oven at 350F for about 2 hours.
• Remove the lid and allow the cabbage rolls to bake for another 30-45 minutes. You might notice the water evaporated, so you can add a little bit more, but do not fill up the pot again.
• Serve them warm with a dollop of sour cream on top, fresh bread or polenta and hot peppers.
• Crockpot: Follow the same method of making the rolls, but cook them in the crockpot on "Low" from 6-8 hours, or 4-5 hours on "high".
• Instant Pot: Follow the recipe as I describe it. Close the pot and press the "Pressure Cook"manual button setting the time for about 18-20 minutes. Do a natural pressure release.

STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS WITH SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring 4 quarts of water and 1 tablespoon of salt to boil in large dutch oven over high heat. Add cored cabbage and cook until outer leaves just begin to wilt, about 3 minutes. Use tongs to gently remove leaves (outer 20) one by one and transfer to a colander to cool. Remove any remaining head of cabbage and let cool. Do not discard water.
• Return water to boil over high heat. Add rice and cook until tender, about 13 minutes. Drain the rice through a strainer, rinse it to cool, and let drain thoroughly. In a medium bowl, combine cooked rice, onion, beef, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
• Trim tough ribs from cabbage leaves and tightly roll 2 tablespoons of the meat mixture into each leaf. Shred the remaining blanched cabbage both the head and any remaining leaves.
• Scatter half the shredded cabbage leaves in a large dutch oven. Arrange rolls seam side down snugly on top of the shredded cabbage. Sprinkle any remaining shredded cabbage on top of rolls.
• Combine diced tomatoes w/ juice, tomato puree, water (I use water left over from rice) 3 tablespoons of brown sugar, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and pour liquid over cabbage. Stud peeled onion with cloves and submerge in liquid. Bring mixture to boil, then reduce to simmer, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
• Discard clove studded onion. Sprinkle crushed cookies and raisins (if using) into the pot and shake to incorporate them without disturbing rolls. Simmer uncovered until sauce begins to thicken, about 1 hour.
• If you desire more liquid, add 1 cup of beef broth.
• Transfer rolls to serving dish and add remaining 3 tablespoons of brown sugar to sauce and season with salt pepper to taste. Spoon sauce over rolls and top with sour cream and chopped parsley if desired.

SWEET & SOUR CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Core the cabbages and place into large pot; pour boiling water over the cabbage and let stand until the leaves start to get soft enough to bend and can be easily pulled from th heads (5 minutes or so); you may need to pull off some of the outer leaves, then return the cabbage head to the pot to soften the middle ones; drain leaves well in a colander.
• This leaf peeling process takes some time, but you want to get enough intact leaves to make 28 cabbage rolls.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine meat with seasonings, ketchup, eggs, and crushed crackers, mixing by hand just until combined- don't overwork.
• Using a 1/4 cup measure, scoop up a scant 1/4 cupful of the meat mixture, then use hands to form the meat into an oblong shape- about 3" long; make 28 oblong meat shapes.
• Place a meat shape onto one of the cabbage leaves, folding the top of the leaf over the meat snugly, then folding in one side, then rolling forward a bit, then the other side, and rolling all the way up.
• Repeat until you have 28 filled cabbage leaves.
• Place chopped onion into the bottom of a very large roasting pan (12"x11" size).
• Place cabbage rolls neatly on top of the onions in rows.
• Combine chili sauce and jelly with 1/4 cup water in a small pan over medium heat, stirring until jelly melts.
• Pour over cabbage rolls.
• Cover pan tightly with foil and bake for 2 hours.
• Remove foil, baste rolls with sauce, and then return to the oven uncovered for 40 minutes more- or until sauce has thickened and rolls are glazed.
• Ladle sauce over rolls to serve.

SWEET-AND-SOUR KRAUT

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Saute onion in the drippings until tender. , Stir in sauerkraut, tomatoes, brown sugar and bacon. Bring to a boil. Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly.