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Stuffed Cabbage

Stuffed cabbage - a recipe by Daniel Azoulay

⏱ 45 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Daniel Azoulay🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Meatball mix

  1. 1
    Blanch the cabbage in hot water and leave it to drain overnight.
    StoveLarge potColander
  2. 2
    Separate the leaves by cutting off the base of the cabbage.
    KnifeCutting board
  3. 3
    Mix the ground meat with the onion, rice, salt and black pepper until evenly combined.

To assemble

  1. 4
    Make the sauce ahead: mix the tomato paste, stock, paprika and salt.
    Bowl
  2. 5
    Place a tablespoon to a tablespoon and a half of the filling on each leaf, depending on the size of the leaf, and fold the leaf: first the sides, then from the wide end to the narrow end.
  3. 6
    Place the rolls in a large pot with the oil on the bottom. Chop the rest of the cabbage and scatter it in the pot.
    Large potKnifeCutting board
  4. 7
    Cook a few minutes over high heat, then pour the sauce into the pot.
    Stove
  5. 8
    Bring to a boil, lower the heat and cook about 20 minutes to soften the vegetables.
    Stove
  6. 9
    After cooling, transfer to a baking dish and bake in the oven about half an hour at high heat.
    OvenBaking pan
781calories
33 gprotein
70 gcarbs
38 gfat
● protein 17%● carbs 37%● fat 45%

Per serving (687 g), of 4 servings

For the Meatball mix · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (8) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Large pot · Also works: Pot (Cook in two batches)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

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