Sweet and Sour Stuffed Cabbage
Sweet and Sour Stuffed Cabbage requires roughly 5 hours and 5 minutes from start to finish. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 30. One serving contains 206 calories, 11g of protein, and 10g of fat. Only If you have onion, rice, ketchup, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil. Boil the heads of cabbage, one at a time, until softened but still firm, about 5 minutes.
Remove and let cool for 15 minutes.
Combine the ground beef, eggs, cooked rice, 1 1/2 teaspoons of garlic powder, salt and pepper, and 1/2 cup ketchup in a bowl.
Mix with your hands until well combined.
Prepare the cabbage leaves by shaving a slice off of the large vein in the center of the leaves so they'll be easier to roll.
Place a heaping spoonful of the filling in the center of the leaf. Fold in the left and right edges and roll up the leaf from the bottom, forming a tight cylinder. Secure with toothpicks if necessary. Continue filling and rolling the leaves; save the smaller cabbage leaves and set them aside.
Chop the reserved cabbage leaves.
Place the chopped cabbage in a large pot.
Add the sliced onion, crushed tomatoes, raisins, sour salt (citric acid powder), salt and pepper, 1/2 cup ketchup, and the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder. Stir in 1/2 cup of white sugar and bring the mixture to a boil.
Taste the sauce and adjust the sweetness, if desired, by adding the additional 1/2 cup of sugar.
Place the cabbage rolls into the sauce.
Pour the remaining 1 cup of ketchup on top of the rolls. Cover the pot, and reduce the heat to a simmer.
Cook the rolls for 3 hours, basting the rolls every half hour.