Ukrainian Meat Cabbage Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 lb lean lamb, ground
• 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1 large egg
• 1 large onion
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 medium savoy cabbage
• 1 -2 cup chicken stock or 1 -2 cup tomato juice
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

Recipe

• 1 saute chopped onion in butter until wilted, and cool.
• 2 mix meat, crumbs, egg, salt, and pepper, and add onion.
• 3 core the cabbage and bring to boil in a large pot half filled with water.
• 4 cook about 2 minutes.
• 5 as outer leaves become translucent and soft, pry off and remove one by one with a wooden spoon.
• 6 trim leaves by paring off the thick part of the rib.
• 7 grease the bottom of a large baking dish and line it with outer cabbage leaves.
• 8 place a large spoonful of filling at the stem end of each leaf, fold over sides, then roll from bottom to top.
• 9 arrange in baking dish pour just enough stock to cover, place extra cabbage leaves on top, and cover with lid.
• 10 bake at 325 degrees f.
• 11 for 1 hour or in pressure cooker for 20 minutes at 10 pounds pressure.
• 12 mix flour and sour cream together and gradually add hot broth to make a sauce.
• 13 cook a few minutes.
• 14 arrange on platter, cover with sauce, and sprinkle with chopped dill.
• 15 serve with homemade noodles or with millet kasha.