Hearty Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Want something healthy for an Asian kind of roll? Try these stuffed cabbage rolls. These are healthier alternatives for your favourite starchy dim sums. These don’t lack the goodness of authentic dumplings so that you wouldn’t notice such a big difference.

Hearty Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Gretel Shaw

These stuffed cabbage rolls are perfect when you want a less starchy alternative for your favourite rolls. Check out the recipe here.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 50 mins

Total Time 1 hr 5 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Servings 10 people

Calories 542 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Stuffing Ingredients

• 1 kilogram ground beef (minced beef)
• 1 ¼ cups white rice - long-grain
• 1 large yellow onion - chopped
• 4 tablespoons parsley - finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Roll Ingredients

• 1 large cabbage
• 1 medium carrot - sliced
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 litre vegetable stock
• 1 teaspoon salt - pepper

Avgolemono Egg and Lemon Mixture Ingredients

• 2 medium eggs
• 1 ½ cups lemon juice

Instructions

 

• In a large saucepan, bring (slightly salted) water to a boil. Add cabbage leaves and simmer for 2 to 4 minutes or until softened. Drain.
• Mix the minced meat, rice, onion, parsley, olive oil, and salt and pepper.
• After it’s been mixed well, take a spoon of the mixture and place it on one of the cabbage leaves.
• Roll and secure them with toothpicks if needed. Do not worry; they do not have to be perfectly wrapped the first time you make them. The technique comes with experience.
• Place some cabbage leaves at the bottom in another large saucepan, and then layer the rolls.
• Pour olive oil and the vegetable stock until the rolls are covered. Add the carrots in between.
• Place a plate on top and cook without the lid. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 40 minutes.
• Take the saucepan off the heat and wait for 10 minutes to cool. Whilst holding the plate onto the rolls, tilt the saucepan and pour the stock into a bowl.
• Beat the eggs and slowly add the lemon juice and stock a little at a time (make sure the stock is not hot when you do this to avoid egg white pieces floating around).
• Once the lemon mixture is ready, pour over rolls as you serve them.
• This dish is usually accompanied with feta cheese and bread.

Nutrition

Calories: 542kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 25gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 23gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 971mgPotassium: 663mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1539IUVitamin C: 63mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 4mg

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