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Aunty Myrna's Cabbage Rolls

Aunty Myrna's Cabbage Rolls
Recipe By: 
Monday Morning Cooking Club
mondaymorningcookingclub.com.au [1]
Prep Time: 
30 minutes
Cook Time: 
4 hours
Serves: 
8
"This is a dish that my aunty, Myrna Abadee, used to always make, as she would have it ready in the fridge when friends dropped in for a bite. I imagine the addition of tomato soup was introduced in Australia, when she tried to replicate the flavours." Lisa Goldberg

Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients


Method
  1. Core the cabbage and place in a large saucepan of cold water so that the cabbage is fully submerged
  2. Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the stovetop and allow to cool in the water
  3. Strain when cool, separate the leaves and cut out the thick stalks with a knife


SAUCE

Ingredients


Method
  1. To make the sauce, you will need a large saucepan. Fry the onion in the oil over low heat until soft, about 20 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes. Taste for seasoning. Set aside until needed


FILLING

Ingredients


Method
  1. To make the filling, put the beef in a medium-sized bowl. On a chopping board, using the back of a knife, press the garlic with the salt to form a paste. Add to the beef, along with the rice, onion and pepper. Season generously. Add the eggs and combine
  2. To make the parcels, lay 1/4 cup of the filling in an oblong shape in the centre of a cabbage leaf. Fold in the ends and then roll up like a parcel
  3. Place in the sauce, seam side down. Continue with all the filling and cabbage leaves, placing the rolls snugly side by side in the sauce
  4. Any unused or torn leaves can be rolled up and stuffed into the gaps in the pan. Make sure all the rolls are covered with sauce
  5. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 3 hours, basting from time to time. If the cabbage rolls start to dry out, add more water to cover
  6. Place in the refrigerator when cool and reheat to serve the next day


Tips & Hints
  1. Start this recipe at least one day before serving, as the flavours develop overnight
  2. This recipe is featured in the second cookbook by the Monday Morning Cooking Club: The Feast Goes On. Visit mondaymorningcookingclub.com.au to purchase your copy

Links
[1] http://mondaymorningcookingclub.com.au/