Nanny’s Cabbage Rolls

Good

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

Step 2

Core cabbage

Step 3

Place core end down in saucepan and add about 2 inches of boiling water.

Step 4

Simmer until cabbage leaves are just soft enough to roll easily. Drain & cool (but don’t let them cool too much or they will stiffen back up)

Step 5

Meanwhile, combine beef, rice, onion, egg, salt, pepper, allspice, nutmeg, and garlic powder

Step 6

Carefully remove leaves from cabbage

Step 7

Place beef mixture in center of cabbage leaves dividing evenly

Step 8

Roll up leaves, tucking in edges. Cut out larger, thicker stems/ribs in leaves.

Step 9

In a large baking pan, combine sauerkraut, half of the tomato sauce & brown sugar

Step 10

Place cabbage rolls, seams down on the sauerkraut

Step 11

Pour remaining tomato sauce & brown sugar over rolls

Step 12

Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour (actually more like 2-3 hours, or longer, depending on how well done you like your cabbage. If the leaves aren’t cooked for a long time, they’re tough.)

Step 13

Serve with sour cream if desired

Step 14

Put sauerkraut, scraps of cabbage, & tomato sauce mixture in bottom of baking pan

Step 15

Put cabbage rolls on top

Step 16

Cover with more of same stuff you put on bottom of baking pan

Step 17

Make plenty of extra sauce & add while baking or it will dry out

Step 18

It takes a lot longer to bake than 1 hour!