Here you go! It's the "recipe" that my Mom always used. She's one of those "dump & dash" cooks who VERY rarely uses a recipe so I decided to literally sit her down and write down EVERYTHING she put in(she "measures" by handfuls,pinches etc) Of course, the kicker was that she doesn't ever measure things so I had to do that before she mixed it all together so I could get a good idea what I needed to do when I made it. She's been doing it that way for many years so she really laughed at me HARD about all this. LOL. The sauce is absolutely the KEY, I do believe.
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls(about 8 servings)
1 large head cabbage 1 lb.ground chuck
1/2 c. uncooked rice(Minute rice is best)
1 grated onion 2 eggs
1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp pepper
1 large onion, sliced
2(8oz) cans tomato sauce
1 (1lb,13oz) cans tomatoes
Juice of 2 lemons(Mom INSISTS on fresh/but I cheat
1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 cup brown sugar
To make cabbage roll:
Remove about 12 large leaves from cabbage- Trim off the thick part of each leaf; Let stand in boiling water for a few minutes so that the leaves will be easy to roll.
Combine ground chuck, rice, grated onion,eggs 1 tsp salt & 1/4 tsp pepper; Place a mound of this mixture in the cup part of each cabbage leaf; Fold over the sides of the leaf to form roll; I secure it with a toothpick if necessary. Place a few remaining cabbage leaves in the bottom of the large baking pan; Alternate ayers of the stuffed cabbage rolls, seam side down, with the sliced onions in the pan;put aside to make sauce
To make sauce:
In saucepan, combine tomato sauce, tomatoes(I cut them up a little), lemon juice, remaining salt & pepper; Bring this sauce to a boil, then pour over the cabbage rolls
Sprinkle with brown sugar; Cover with foil and bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for about one hour; then remove foil cover and bake for another 1/2 hour or until cabbage is tender and the meat is done
Hope you enjoy!
Stuffed Pepper Cups
6 medium green peppers
1 pound ground beef
1/3 cup chopped onion
1 16-ounce can tomatoes; cut up
1/2 cup uncooked long-grain rice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
4 ounces sharp process American
cheese, shredded (1 cup)
Cut off tops of green peppers; remove seeds
and membrane. Scallop edges. Precook peppers
In boiling salted water 5 minutes; drain.
Brown meat with onion. Add 1/2 teaspoon
Salt and dash pepper. Stir in tomatoes, rice, 1/2 cup water
And Worcestershire, Cover; simmer 15 minutes. Stir in cheese. Stuff peppers; place in 10x6x1 1/2-inch baking dish. Bake at 350degrees For 20 to 25 minutes. Serves 6
i make this but don't have a recipe written down i will get you one but heres what i have done boil your greenpeppers with stems cut off first with only enough water to cover the bottom so that it does not burn. then once their boiled you let cool remove from stove top. take about half a pound lb or one lb of hamburger put in bowl put precooked according to package your rice and add to your hamburger add salt and pepper I also believe it or not use a little steak spice for a bit of a zing to mixture and a can of tomatoe soup or a bottle of tomatoe juice what ever is on hand to hamburger mixture then stuff hollowed peppers place in 400 degree oven in roast pan for one hour or until hamburger is cooked in pepper add a can of tomatoe juice on top of mixture in peppers and to roaster pan