Stuffed Cabbage, New England Style
By: Laurie Alves
Published: Sunday, January 2, 2011 - 12:42pm

Ingredients




﻿Ingredients
﻿Medium Head Green Cabbage
(Filling)
1 1/2 pounds Ground Beef
1/2 pound Ground Pork
2 cups Cooked Rice
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1/2 cup Onion (chopped)
1 tablespoon Garlic (chopped)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
1 teaspoon Celery Salt
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Black Pepper
(Sauce)
2 Cansea (15oz) Tomato Sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 tablespoon Vinegar
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
Salt& Pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Prep: 2 Take a Medium Head of Cabbage and Peel off the Leaves in Whole Pieces. 3 Cut each Leaves Core (see picture) 4 Place Cabbage Leaves in Large Stock Pot. 5 Add Water to Cover. 6 Secret: Add 1 Tblsp Baking Soda, 1 Tblsp Lemon Juice and Salt to water. The Baking Soda lowers the incidence of gassy "after effect" of the cabbage) 7 Boil Cabbage until softened to roll. (about 10 mins @ rapid boil) 8 After 10 Mins, drain and lay flat to cool. 9 Filling: (this can be done night before to quicken the process) 10 In Saute Pan warm Olive Oil. 11 Saute Ground Beef and Ground Pork in the Olive Oil. 12 When Meat starts to sear, Add Onion and Garlic. 13 When onion is translucent Add Worcestershire Sauce and Celery Salt. 14 Combine. 15 Lower Heat to Medium Low. 16 Add Cooked Rice. 17 Combine Well. 18 Remove from heat when filling is thoroughly combined and heated through. 19 Salt and Pepper to taste. 20 Sauce 21 In a Sauce Pan : 22 Add Olive Oil and Butter 23 When Butter is melted, Add Onion and Celery 24 Saute. (about 2 mins) 25 Add remaining ingredients. 26 Bring to boil. (allowing sugar to melt) 27 Lower Heat, Let steep 15 mins on Med Low. 28 Prepping Baking Dish: 29 Cover bottom of  Baking Vessel (I used 13x9x2) with sauce. (about 1/3 of sauce for same size pan) 30 Making Rolls: 31 Place 1 Cabbage Leaf on a flat plate. Using Tblsp, scoop filling and mold into cannell. 32 Place filling at edge of cabbage leaf closest to you. 33 Fold edges @ end inward. 34 Roll filling into cabbage leaf, folding the ends inward as you continue. 35 Place Cabbage Roll in baking Vessel with folded edge at bottom of pan. 36 Continue rolling until pan is filled 37 Cover Cabbage Rolls with Sauce. 38 Bake @ 400f  for 30 mins. Serve.

About


Note: For the Sauce. I wanted the onion and the celery grated as I like a smooth sauce. It also seems to have an effect on the onion that makes it less potent. It seems to "melt" into the sauce this way.
It truly was a great outcome. Hope you try it soon!
Enjoy!