Deconstructed Cabbage Rolls
This is a very easy cabbage bake that won’t sacrifice the taste. Absolutely divine and comfort food at its finest. For this recipe you will need:
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 500 grams ground meat we like pork
- ⅓ cup avocado oil or any
- 1 onion finely diced
- 5 garlic cloves finely diced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon salt or to taste
- 2 tablespoons paprika to taste
- 1 tablespoon dry oregano
- ¾ cup jasmine rice or long grain
- 1 medium cabbage chopped
- ½ cup hot water for the cabbage
- 1 cup hot water for the baking dish
- fresh chopped dill
Instructions
- In a large pan on medium-high heat add the oil. Add the ground meat, break it up and fry until it’s caramelized and there’s no moisture. The water has to evaporate for the meat to begin to brown.
- Add the onions, garlic, tomato paste, seasonings, and rice as you stir in between. Take it off the heat and set aside.
- Cut the cabbage (like you would cut an onion). Cut it in half, each halve into lengthwise strips and then cut across. Add a little bit of salt on top and massage it with clean hands for about a minute to draw out the moisture and to soften it.
- Add the cabbage to a large pot on the stove with 1/2 cup of hot water and let it reduce as you stir on medium-high heat. You have to stir a few times so that the cabbage has reduced by at least a third.
- Add the meat and rice mixture to the reduced cabbage in the pot. Add extra paprika and salt if needed and stir.
- Take it out and pour into a baking dish with an additional cup of hot water, cover with foil and bake at 400F for 35 min. open it and let it broil for a few min on top. Dill for garnish, and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 463kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 1271mg | Potassium: 637mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1353IU | Vitamin C: 58mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 3mg
