Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

I don't care for cooked cabbage, but John loves it and it was on sale, so I thought I'd give this a try. I'm hoping the tomato sauce will disguise the cooked cabbage taste a bit.

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

12 leaves cabbage
15 oz can sauerkraut, drained
3/4 cup uncooked instant brown rice
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup cream
1/2 onion, minced
1/2 onion, chopped
3 Tbsp tomato paste (I love those tubes of tomato paste!)
1 1/4 pound extra-lean ground sirloin
Garlic Salt and black pepper to taste
28 oz can tomato puree
3 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp lemon juice
3 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Place the cabbage leaves in an unzipped Zip Loc Bag and microwave about 2 minutes or until leaves are limp. Allow to cool.

Spread the sauerkraut in the bottom of a slow cooker.

Combine the rice, egg, cream, minced onion, ground sirloin, tomato paste, garlic salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix thoroughly with your hands. Divide mixture into 12 portions and wrap each in a cabbage leaf. Place cabbage rolls on top of sauerkraut in slow cooker and sprinkle the chopped onion over them.

Combine the tomato puree, brown sugar, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl and stir until well mixed. Pour over the cabbage rolls, put the lid on and cook on low for 8 hours.

Wow! This was good! I've found a way to eat cooked cabbage AND sauerkraut! John loved it too, so this recipe is definitely a keeper.

Adapted from allrecipes.com (Cabbage Rolls II)

Slow Cooked Corned Beef & Fried Cabbage

Slow Cooked Corned Beef

1 (3 lb) corned beef brisket
1 (12 oz) bottle beer
32 oz carton beef broth
1/4 cup peppercorns
1 bulb garlic, separated into cloves and peeled

Place the brisket into the crockpot and add all remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Carefully remove the meat from the pot and set on a cutting board for about 10 minutes before slicing. From allrecipes.com

Every 2 or 3 years I think I should cook corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day, even though I never liked it when I was growing up. This is the last year I'll be doing that because I can now honestly and truthfully say that I do NOT like corned beef AT ALL and I never will! (My apologies to my Irish ancestors.) I've tried several different ways of cooking the stuff over the years and I just plain don't care for it! John didn't like it either and this recipe got all kinds of rave reviews at allrecipes.


Fried Cabbage

3 slices bacon, chopped
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 pkg finely shredded cabbage
2 tablespoons water
1 pinch white sugar
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon cider vinegar

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon, and set aside. Cook onion in the hot bacon grease until tender. Add cabbage, and stir in water, sugar, salt, and pepper. Cook until cabbage wilts, about 15 minutes. Stir in bacon. Splash with vinegar before serving. Also from allrecipes.com

Verdict: I do not like cooked cabbage so I only tasted a tiny bit to see if maybe my opinion might have changed since the last time I tried it. It hasn't. The stuff tastes awful to me. John, on the other hand, says he loved it and gave it 5 stars! He's already planning when he's going to cook it again.