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Romanian Cabbage Rolls
Classic Romanian dish of stuffed cabbage with meat and rice
Ingredients
Method
- Prepare cabbage leaves by blanching
- Mix ground meat, rice, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper
- Wrap cabbage leaves with meat mixture
- Place in pot with tomato sauce
- Cook for 1 hour
- Rest before serving
- For whole cuts, check a minimum internal temperature of 63°C (145°F), then rest for at least 3 minutes before serving.
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