nancy's stuffed cabbage

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Cleanna Dagostino
Floral Park, NY

My family Cant get enough... Im the daughter of an Italian Family and I was born there too so we love Taste, Texture and Perfection on how things are baked... This recipe is so good saw it and had to try it ... and I will be making 3 batches for a friends Birthday next month

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For nancy's stuffed cabbage

  • 3 c
    rice
  • 1/4 c
    bacon fat
  • 2
    chopped onions
  • 4
    celery stalks chopped
  • 3
    cloves of garlic chopped
  • 2
    large heads of cabbage
  • 1/3 lb
    chopped beef
  • 21/2 lb
    chopped pork
  • salt
    to taste
  • pepper
    to taste
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1/2 c
    ketchup
  • 2 (10.75) oz
    cans tomato soup
  • 2 (46) oz
    cans tomato juice
  • garlic
    powder to taste
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar

How To Make nancy's stuffed cabbage

  • 1
    1-Partially cook the rice and drain well 2-Heat bacon fat in a frying pan and cook onion, celery, and garlic. 3- Core cabbage leaving it whole and boil Core-end down for 30 minutes, in a large pot of water.Turn cabbage core-end up and continue to boil, checking to see if leaves start to seperate. Once the leaves come apart easily, drain cabbage in colander and cool under col water. 4- In a mixing bowl, combine beef, pork, salt and pepper. ADD eggs, rice and vegetable mixture; combine well 5- Portion meat on individual cabbage leaves and roll leaves, tucking in the sides as you go. Set aside as you roll. 6- In a large Bowl Combine Ketchup, tomato soup, tomato juice, salt, pepper, a little garlic powder and sugar. 7- PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees 8- LINE the bottom of a baking dish large enough to hold the stuffed cabbage in one layer, with a little sauce ...and layer unused cabbage leaves on top of sauce. Place Stuffed cabbage seam-side down in baking dish and pour in remaining sauce BAKE for 1 hour Makes about 3 dozen Stuffed cabbage.
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