Ingredients

How to make it

  • 1) In a medium bowl cover brown rice with hot water and soak for 3 hours. Drain.
  • 2) In a 2-quart saucepan combine rice, 3 cups water, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Simmer covered for 40 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
  • 3) Add the dill seed, marjoram, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. In a large skillet sauté 1 1/2 cups chopped onion in 3 tablespoons hot vegetable oil until soft, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add paprika and garlic; continue cooking and stirring for 2 minutes.
  • 4) Stir in the rice mixture, eggs, bread crumbs, and parsley. Adjust seasonings to taste.
  • 5) Core cabbage and, in a large pot, blanch the cabbage cored-side-down in boiling salted water for 5 minutes or until it is softened. Drain.
  • 6) Remove 12 leaves and cut off one fourth of each leaf from the base. Arrange 1 leaf curved-side down on a square of dampened cheesecloth and place 3 tablespoons of rice mixture in the center.
  • 7) Wrap the leaf around the filling and twist the corners of the cheesecloth to form the leaf into a roll. Continue making rolls with remaining filling.
  • 8) Chop remaining cabbage to make 3 cups and, in a large frying pan, sauté with 1 cup chopped onions and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil until soft. Add tomatoes, vermouth, broth, tomato paste, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
  • 9) Simmer the mixture for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Adjust seasonings.
  • 10) Transfer cabbage-tomato sauce mixture to a large baking dish. Arrange the cabbage rolls close together in one layer on the sauce. Spoon some of the mixture over the rolls.
  • 11) Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours. Baste rolls 4 to 5 times during cooking.
  • 12) Let the dish cool. Cover with cheese cloth and refrigerate overnight.
  • 13) Remove cheesecloth, Heat in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes before serving.

Reviews & Comments 1

Add a Link?

Post a link to another recipe or group by pasting the url into the box where you want it to show up. We'll do the rest.

Post Message or cancel
  • binky67 15 years ago
    Have had these a many of times,,, with the ground beef. Added this recipe to a few German Groups for ya.
    Was this review helpful? Yes Flag

Maybe List
Hang onto this recipe

while I look at others.

Holding 0 recipes