Romanian · Romania
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

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