stuffed cabbage with lemon sauce

40 Pinches
Vernon, TX
Updated on Dec 26, 2011

Ingredients

  • 1 medium cabbage
  • 1.5 quarts boiling water
  • 3.5 teaspoons salt
  • 1 large onion, minced
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 cup cooked rice
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper

How To Make stuffed cabbage with lemon sauce

  • Step 1
    Boil cabbage in salted water 3-4 minutes.
  • Step 2
    Drain and reserve 2 1/2 cups water.
  • Step 3
    Cool cabbage, core and remove 12 large leaves.
  • Step 4
    Spread leaves out flat.
  • Step 5
    Saute onion in 2 tablespoons butter until softened, then mix with beef, rice, 2 teaspoons salt and pepper.
  • Step 6
    Put a spoonful of the mixture in the middle of each leaf, fold up sides, roll up and secure with a toothpick.
  • Step 7
    Place the rolls in one layer in a large pot, add reserved water, lemon juice and remaining butter.
  • Step 8
    Cover and simmer 1 hour.
  • Step 9
    Remove cabbage rolls from pot.
  • Step 10
    Mix flour paste into cooking liquid and cook 3-4 minutes until thickened.
  • Step 11
    Add remaining salt and white pepper.
  • Step 12
    Pour over cabbage and serve.

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