Thursday, August 14, 2008

Recipe#005: Cabbage Rolls'n'Coffee

The title of a great 'Shmenge' polka as seen on SCTV, has been adopted by the family for Joan's polish signature dish.
The addition of coffee to this recipe is only a necessity if the cabbage doesn't work it's 'regular' magic,... If you catch the gist....and you might not want to stay in the room if that's the case.


Ingredients:

Stuffing:
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 cabbage
*-Hint: Put the cabbage in the freezer over night. When it thaws the leaves will be limp enough to use
1 large onion, chopped fine
1 cup milk
3/4 cup cooked rice
1 egg, well beaten
1 garlic clove, chopped fine
1/4 cup ketchup
salt & pepper to taste
toothpicks

Sauce & topping:
2 cans chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup grated cheddar


Instructions:

Carefully peel the cleaned outer layers of the cabbage, as many leaves or half leaves as you want rolls.
Parboil the leaves to make them limp enough to work with.
Mix together all the ingredients for the stuffing
Spoon out 3 tablespoons of stuffing into the centre of a cabbage leaf and roll the leaf tightly around it
Close the rolls securely with toothpicks
Repeat this until all the stuffing is used

Pack the rolls closely in a buttered ovenproof casserole dish
Blend all the sauce ingredients thoroughly
Pour over and between the rolls
Bake covered at 325ยบ F for 1 hour & half
Remove cover and sprinkle grated cheddar over the top and return to oven broiler until brown

You're done! Have a cup of coffee to celebrate!

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