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Cabbage Salad Recipe

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Ingredients

2 oz Cotija cheese; crumbled
1 md Onion; thinly sliced
=== GARNISH ===
1 lg Egg; beaten
2 Garlic cloves; sliced
1 ts Coarse salt
2 Garlic cloves; minced
2 tb Vegetable oil
2 ts Ground cumin
=== CABBAGE ROLLS ===
2 c Canned plum tomatoes with their juices
2 tb Vegetable oil
1 ts Salt
1 pn Sugar; or to taste
2 ts Dried oregano
=== RED SALSA ===
1 md Onion; sliced
1/2 ts Freshly-ground black pepper
2/3 c Fresh bread crumbs
1/2 lb Ground pork
1 Green cabbage head
1/2 lb Ground beef
1 Jalapeno chile; stemmed, seeded, & thinly sliced

Directions

Step #1 Prepare salsa: Heat the oil in a saucepan over moderate heat.
Step #2 Add the onion & saute until soft, about 5 mins.
Step #3 Add the garlic, jalapeno & salt & saute for 1 min longer.
Step #4 Add the tomatoes with their juices & reduce the heat to low.
Step #5 Cook the tomatoes, until soft & juices have reduced by half, stirring every once in awhile, about 10 to 15 mins.
Step #6 Adjust Spice upings with salt, pepper & sugar to taste.
Step #7 Transfer the tomato mixture to a mixer & puree until smooth.
Step #8 Set aside.
Step #9 Prepare cabbage rolls: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Step #10 Core the cabbage & drop it into the boiling water.
Step #11 Boil the cabbage until the leaves loosen & come off easily, using tongs to separate the leaves.
Step #12 Immerse the leaves in cold water, then drain completely on paper towels.
Step #13 Heat the oil in a large saute pan over moderate heat.
Step #14 Add the onion & saute until soft, about 5 mins.
Step #15 Add the garlic, cumin & oregano, & saute 1 min longer.
Step #16 Remove from heat & let cool.
Step #17 In a bowl, egg, beef, mix the pork, cooled onion, bread crumbs, salt & pepper.
Step #18 Using your hands, mix well & divide into 12 portions.
Step #19 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Step #20 Prepare the cabbage leaves by cutting out the tough part of the central stem from the lower part of each leaf.
Step #21 Spread each leaf with a portion of the filling & roll this into a cylinder, enclosing the filling completely.
Step #22 (You may need to overlap a few small leaves if you run out of big leaves.
Step #23 ) Place the stuffed cabbage rolls in a 9- by 13-inch baking dish, folded side down.
Step #24 Pour the salsa over the cabbage rolls & bake, covered, for 1 hr or until the cabbage is very tender.
Step #25 Transfer cabbage rolls to individual plates or a serving platter, Sprinkle top with the Cotija cheese & serve warm.
Step #26 This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.
Step #27 --.
Enjoy the Cabbage Salad recipe