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Haven’t you always wanted to make stuffed cabbage but thought it seemed like too much effort? Let Yussi Weisz of Snaps Kosher in Lakewood show you just how simple it can be to do at home – and how delicious! Time for us all to start thanking Yussi’s bubby!
1 large head cabbage
1.5 pounds ground beef (or veal if you want something lighter, or a mix of both)
3 leeks, diced
1 cup rice, cooked for 8 minutes and drained
2 eggs
1 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley or 6 cubes Dorot Gardens Frozen Parsley
4 tablespoons tomato sauce mixture, recipe below
2 (15-ounce) cans Gefen Tomato Sauce
1/2 (6-ounce) can Gefen Tomato Paste
1 (15-ounce) can tomato puree
3 heaping tablespoons sauerkraut
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1/2 cup sugar (more if you like it sweeter)
4 cubes Gefen Frozen Garlic
Sauté leek in a little olive oil and set aside to cool.
Combine ground beef, rice, seasonings, parsley, and eggs. Add in the leeks.
In a separate bowl, combine all tomato sauce ingredients. Add four tablespoons of this mixture to the meat filling.
Core the cabbage and boil for 6-10 minutes, removing the leaves (with two forks) as they soften.
Clean and check cabbage for bugs. With the rib facing toward you, carefully trim it for more flexibility, then make a slit on the bottom.
Using a two-ounce cookie scoop, place meat mixture in center of a cabbage leaf. Roll cabbage over the meat, fold in the sides of the leaf, and then roll it the rest of the way. Continue until the meat filling is used up. (Use a second cabbage if needed.)
Place finished rolls in a pan covered with more of the tomato sauce mixture. Pack them in tightly so that they stay rolled.
Cover cabbage with lots of sauce. Place in oven covered on 350 degrees Fahrenheit for two and a half hours, or keep it in the oven on 210 to 220 degrees Fahrenheit overnight.
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Yussi’s stuffed cabbage I used to work with the cabbage like Yussi, boiling it, but then I was introduced to the freezing method.
You remove the outer leaves, wash the outside, and put the cabbage in a freezer bag until you are ready to cook.
Defrost the cabbage for a few hours before separating, washing and inspecting the leaves.
Is one method really better than the other????
I love the freezing method too!
in a pot? Can this be cooked in a pot? or if it must be oven, is a disposable foil pan ok?
Rice Is that “one cup rice, cooked for 8 minutes” (1 c raw), or one cup of rice cooked for 8 minutes (1 c cooked) as it looks in the video?
HI Ro Br.
Raw.
Delicious!! I made this last Sukkos and again this year. Everyone loves it!! It’s worth all the effort!
I personally felt the tomato sauce mixture was too peppery. The recipe calls for 1 tablespoon pepper, I would put in less next time.
These were delicious!!
THANK YOU YUSSI!
These were absolutely delicious!
Best stuffed cabbage I have ever had!