grandma's cabbage burgers
I loved it when my Mom and Grandma would make these. It was always a special treat. I make this an all-day event when I make them due to the fact I make 5 dozen and freeze them... which turns out to be a waste of time with the kids running to the freezer every day saying "don't worry bout me for supper, mom, I'm just gonna grab a cabbage burger." Here in Nebraska, we have a fast food place called Runza, and when I explain to my friends what a Cabbage Burger is they say "oh you mean a Runza?" and the debate starts they are 2 totally different things, and not anywhere close to the same!!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Imagine soft, buttery yeast rolls stuffed with a mixture of savory cabbage and beef. That's what these cabbage burgers are. The bread is sweet and fluffy and perfect on its own. We opted to use ground beef, but you can use any type of meat you like. The beef is browned with onion and garlic so it's very flavorful. Adding cabbage and letting it cook with the beef and onions lets the cabbage absorb all its flavor. We never had anything like these burgers before and they're delicious. Comfort food all the way. Ours baked a little quicker, so keep your eye on them as they bake.
Ingredients
- DOUGH
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 5 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1 cup water, warm
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup butter, melted or oil
- 3 cups flour
- 1/3 cup powdered milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- FILLING
- 6 pounds hamburger (I use deer or elk)
- 2 large onions
- 5 tablespoons minced garlic
- - garlic salt, to taste
- - salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 medium cabbages
- 1/2 cup water
- 5 - loaves of bread dough
How To Make grandma's cabbage burgers
Measurements:
1 dough recipe
1 1/2 lbs ground meat
1 small onion
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 head cabbage
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
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Step 1First, make the dough. Add the yeast and 1 Tbsp sugar to the warm water and mix until dissolved. Place in a bread machine. -
Step 2Add the egg and butter.
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Step 3Add the flour, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, powdered milk, and salt.
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Step 4Set the bread maker to the dough setting and hit start. I have it set up so when I take one batch of bread dough out I start the next loaf right away. By the time the cabbage burgers come out of the oven and cool, I can be working on the next batch.
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Step 5With the dough in the bread machine, make the filling. Cook the ground meat, onions, garlic, garlic salt, salt, and pepper together in a large pan. Drain the meat and set aside.
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Step 6Chop up the cabbage. I like medium-sized chunks of cabbage.
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Step 7Add the cabbage to the meat mixture and check the seasonings to taste. Add the water.
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Step 8Let simmer on low until the cabbage is tender.
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Step 9Roll out the dough on a floured surface. Cut into 12 large squares.
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Step 10Place a heaping 1/2 cup of the filling in the center of each square of dough.
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Step 11Fold up the corners and use "just a pinch" to seal them. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 12Place them on a large cookie sheet. Bake at for 30 - 35 minutes, until golden brown.
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Step 13Lightly brush the tops with butter.
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Step 14Serve right from the oven and freeze the rest if there is any. Enjoy!!!
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Step 15You can cut this down. I only do the majority of my baking in the winter so I do it this way and freeze them. I had one person try these and say they added cubes of potatoes to the filling as well!
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