Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 green cabbage, cored
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped fine
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper
• 2 slices bread, torn into pieces
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 lb 85% lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb bratwurst, uncooked, casings removed

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350. place cabbage in bowl, wrapped with plastic wrap, and microwave until outer leaves are pliable and translucent, 3 to 6 minutes. carefully remove outer leaves and set aside. replace plastic and repeat until you have 15 to 17 large, intact leaves.
• 2 heat oil in dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. cook onion about 5 minutes. and garlic, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg and cook about 30 seconds. transfer half of mixture to small bowl and reserve. off heat, stir tomato sauce, sugar, vinegar, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper into remaining mixture in dutch oven.
• 3 pulse bread and milk in food processor to form smooth paste. add reserved onion mixture, beef, bratwurst, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper, and pulse to combine.
• 4 using a sharp knife, trim tough ribs from cabbage leaves by making one slice down the length of the left and right side of each rib. roll 2 tablespoons of meat mixture into each leaf and arrange seam-side-down in 9x13-inch baking dish. pour sauce over rolls, cover with foil, and bake 45 minutes. remove foil and bake 15 more minutes to slightly thicken sauce. serve.