Braised stuffed cabbage

Name: Braised stuffed cabbage
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 larges cabbage leaves (Savoy is perfect); 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons finely chopped rosemary; 1 celery stick, chopped; 140 grams mixed basmati and wild rice (we like Tilda); 140 grams cooked chestnut, roughly chopped; 50 grams fresh or frozen cranberry; 300 milliliters vegetable stock; 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 teaspoon clear honey

Braised stuffed cabbage requires approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 3 servings with 395 calories, 5g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. If you have celery stick, basmati and rice, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas

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Remove the tough central stalk from the cabbage leaves. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the cabbage, then cook for just 1-2 mins until the leaves are starting to wilt.

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Cabbage

Water

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Frying Pan

Drain and refresh under cold running water.

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Water

Drain well, then pat dry with a tea towel.

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Tea

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Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion, then fry for 5 mins until slightly browned.

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Onion

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the rosemary and celery, then cook for 8 mins more. Stir in the rice, then cook for a min or so until the grains are glistening.

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Rosemary

Celery

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Rice

Remove from the heat, stir in the chestnuts and cranberries, then season.

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Cranberries

Chestnuts

Spoon a little stuffing onto a cabbage leaf, roll up and fold in the sides to enclose the filling. Put in a single layer in a large, oiled, shallow ovenproof dish with the join underneath. Fill the remaining leaves in the same way.

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Cabbage

Roll

Mix the stock, vinegar and honey, then pour over the cabbage. Cover the dish tightly with foil, bake for 1 hr, uncover, then cook for a further 15 mins.

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Cabbage

Vinegar