Categorized:
- Beef and Pork
- Healthy
- Main Dish
Tagged:
- brown sugar
- cabbage
- garlic
- ground beef
- marjoram
- nutmeg
- onions
- paprika
- parsley
- red wine vinegar
- thyme
- tomato sauce
- tomatoes
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (1 Tbsp)
- 1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp marjarom
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1/2 medium head cabbage, chopped (5 cups)
- 2 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
- 1 1/4 cups brown rice or white rice,* cooked according to package instructions
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a deep 12-inch non-stick skillet or a pot over medium-high heat.
- Add in onion and saute 2 minutes, add garlic and saute 10 seconds longer. Push to one far side of the pan.
- Add beef in large crumbles, season with salt and pepper.
- Let beef brown on bottom about 3 minutes then continue to cook and break up beef, tossing occasionally, until cooked through, about 4 minutes longer.
- Drain excess fat. Return to heat add in tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, paprika, thyme, marjarom, brown sugar and vinegar. Bring to a simmer.
- Toss in cabbage, season with salt and pepper to taste, reduce heat to medium-low cover and simmer, tossing occasionally, until cabbage is tender, about 15 minutes.
- Serve warm over rice garnished with parsley (I also like to serve with cayenne pepper which is totally untraditional but try it if you like some spice).
- *To keep this a quick meal I like to use leftover rice or go for the minute rice - especially if using brown.
- Recipe source: Cooking Classy
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