A Very Simple Cabbage Roll

Happy Wednesday!

What a Tuesday we had -  I am so tired I am pretty sure I could sleep standing up.

So as promised, I told you I would share with you some traditional Lebanese dishes this week.  This first one is very simple and great tasting if you like cabbage.  Now there are a million ways to make cabbage rolls but I thought it would be fun for me to share the way my family makes them.  The more common way you would see a cabbage roll would be with a tomato sauce, however today’s post will be slightly different.

The cabbage rolls below are much smaller in size than what you would consider a “traditional” cabbage roll.  And with the omittance of the tomato sauce – you may ask yourself…. what in the world does zesty have here.  Well here it goes:

Ingredients

1 Lb. Lean Ground Beef
1/2 Cup Short Grain Rice
4 Large Cabbage Heads
1 Head Garlic
Salt
Pepper

Method

Combine raw lean beef, rice, salt and pepper together;  mix well.

Bring water to a boil and place whole cabbage into the pot to scold cabbage for about 4 minutes. ( Be sure to save liquid )
Once the leaves start falling off remove from pot.
Take one leaf off with tongs and place on a work surface.
Check for hard core like surface on the back of the cabbage leaf and skim it off with a knife.
Place cabbage open on the work surface and fill with a  tablespoon  of filling in a horizontal line.
tuck both sides of the cabbage leaf in and roll .
Place in a large pot and repeat procedure.

Put garlic cloves throughout the pot on different layers.

Once all the cabbage rolls are made fill pot about 2/3 full with reserve liquid and cook for 60-75 minutes.

ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: Be sure to cut the core of the cabbage out before starting the rolling procedure if it is present.

So there you have it.  Now what I like to do with my cabbage rolls is have a little tomato juice that has been boiled to make a little dipping sauce.  Mom also likes to cook a couple of small lamb chops by adding them to the pot for flavoring…. oh so good!

Hope you have a great Wednesday and please if you have not done so – be sure to enter the POM giveaway contest before Friday.

Take care

zesty

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