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Cabbage Rolls with Minced Meat and Tomato Sauce

A classic Romanian dish of cabbage rolls filled with a mixture of minced meat and rice, cooked in a rich sauce.

70 minutes6 servings
Cabbage Rolls with Minced Meat and Tomato Sauce
Photo: Roxanapatrichi · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ingredients

Method

  1. Blanch cabbage leaves in boiling water until tender.
  2. Mix minced meat, rice, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper.
  3. Place a spoonful of the mixture in each cabbage leaf and roll tightly.
  4. Arrange the rolls in a pot, add tomatoes, tomato sauce, and enough water to cover.
  5. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour until the meat is tender.
  6. Check that the ground meat reaches 71°C (160°F) throughout before serving.

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