stuffed cabbage (sweet and sour)grandma jennie poe

Name: STUFFED CABBAGE (sweet and Sour)grandma Jennie Poe
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Ingredients: 2 medium green cabbage heads; ## MEAT MIXTURE; 1 1/2 pound(s) lean ground beef; 1 large onion, minced; 1 cup(s) raw white rice; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) sugar; 2 large eggs; - salt and pepper to taste; ## SAUCE; 1 large onion, diced; 1 large apple, peeled, cored and sliced; 1/2 cup(s) raisins; 4 tablespoon(s) sugar; 1 1/2 - lemons squeezed; - salt to taste; 3 medium cans or 1 large can sacramento tomato juice

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Irene Hirschman

Kew Gardens, NY

Updated on Oct 13, 2012

My grandma never measured. I watched her as an adult and counted "glugs" and " hand-fulls" and after about 5-6 tries I came up with the measurements regular people can use. This was my favorite dish that she cooked. It was always ready when I came over. Hope you like it.

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prep time 1 Hr

cook time 2 Hr 30 Min

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yield yield 24-26 rolls

Ingredients

2 medium green cabbage heads
MEAT MIXTURE
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 large onion, minced
1 cup raw white rice
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
2 large eggs
- salt and pepper to taste
SAUCE
1 large onion, diced
1 large apple, peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 cup raisins
4 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 - lemons squeezed
- salt to taste
3 medium cans or 1 large can sacramento tomato juice

How To Make stuffed cabbage (sweet and sour)grandma jennie poe

Step 1

Core cabbages (remove core), and steam one at a time in about 1-2 inches of water until cabbage leaves are easily peeled from head without ripping. Separate leaves and set on paper towels to soak up moisture

Step 2

Prepare meat mixture in medium bowl while cabbage is steaming, mix well. Set aside. Line bottom of Dutch oven with sliced apples .
Step 3

Fill each cabbage leaf at the vein end (bottom end up) with about 1 heaping tablespoon of meat mixture, and fold over sides and roll up. Place each one in large Dutch oven seam side down. Fill each leaf according to size. Place around bottom of pot in circle, laying cabbage rolls over the spaces between the rolls on previous rows going upwards.
Step 4

In large mixing bowl, mix sauce ingredients together.until well blended. Pour over the cabbage rolls, making sure the liquid reaches the bottom. Add enough water to have liquid cover the rolls by one inch . Cover tightly and cook on a low flame for 1 1/2 hours, check for taste and correct. Cook 1 hour more
Step 5

Remove from pot and serve with Kugelis or mashed potatoes.
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