French Stuffed Cabbage Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 medium green cabbage | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Onion | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), minced | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| 1/4 pound pork-sausage meat | ||
| 1 cup chopped cooked lamb | ||
| Cooked rice | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| Bread crumbs | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1 Dash | |
| Carrot | 1 , sliced | |
| Onion | 1 , thinly sliced | |
| Bacon slices | 2 | |
| Tomatoes | 1 16 Ounce | |
Directions
In large saucepan, in boiling salted water to cover, simmer whole cabbage 5 minutes.
Plunge into cold water; drain well.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Make stuffing: In small skillet over medium heat, in butter, cook onion until tender.
In medium bowl, beat egg; add sausage, lamb, rice, cooked onion, garlic, crumbs, salt and pepper; mix thoroughly; set aside.
In deep 3-quart casserole, arrange carrot and onion slices in layer.
Place 2 20-inch lengths of string crisscross on top of vegetables.
Set cabbage, stem end down, on top of string.
With knife, from center of cabbage, cut out 3-inch round core to about 2 inches from bottom; fill cavity with stuffing.
Lay bacon across top of cabbage.
With string, tie cabbage head firmly, pulling leaves up over stuffing.
Pour tomatoes around cabbage.
Cover and bake 1 1/2 hours.
Remove string; cut in wedges.
Plunge into cold water; drain well.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Make stuffing: In small skillet over medium heat, in butter, cook onion until tender.
In medium bowl, beat egg; add sausage, lamb, rice, cooked onion, garlic, crumbs, salt and pepper; mix thoroughly; set aside.
In deep 3-quart casserole, arrange carrot and onion slices in layer.
Place 2 20-inch lengths of string crisscross on top of vegetables.
Set cabbage, stem end down, on top of string.
With knife, from center of cabbage, cut out 3-inch round core to about 2 inches from bottom; fill cavity with stuffing.
Lay bacon across top of cabbage.
With string, tie cabbage head firmly, pulling leaves up over stuffing.
Pour tomatoes around cabbage.
Cover and bake 1 1/2 hours.
Remove string; cut in wedges.
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