Layered Cabbage Casserole

Total Time: 2 hrs 48 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/3 cup butter
• 8 cups cabbage, finely shredded
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb ground lean lamb
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 3 cups onions, thinly sliced (or chopped)
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 3/4 cup rice, uncooked
• 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature

Recipe

• 1 cabbage layer:.
• 2 in a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat and saute cabbage and onions until cabbage is wilted (about 8 minutes).
• 3 stir in salt and transfer to a large bowl.
• 4 meat layer:.
• 5 cook garlic, beef and lamb over medium heat, breaking up lumps, until meat is no longer pink (about 10 minutes).
• 6 stir in paprika and pepper then set aside.
• 7 tomato sauce:.
• 8 in a large bowl, combine onions, tomatoes, tomato sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper.
• 9 in 20 cup (5 l) casserole or 2 10 cup casseroles, spread 1/3 of the cabbage mixture, then half of the meat mixture.
• 10 sprinkle with half the rice, then 1/3 of the tomato sauce.
• 11 repeat layers, finishing with the cabbage and tomato sauce.
• 12 cover and bake for 2 hours at 325f or until cabbage is tender.
• 13 before serving, spoon a border of sour cream around the inside edge of the casserole(s).
• 14 note:.
• 15 casserole improves in flavour when reheated so you can bake it the day before and refrigerate or freeze.
• 16 to reheat frozen casserole, thaw and reheat, covered, for 30 to 45 mintues at 325f or until heated through. do not add sour cream until ready to serve.