Best Ever Cabbage Rolls

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 lbs cabbage, that has either been cored and steamed or frozen and thawed
• 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb
• 1 large onion, chopped medium fine
• 1 hard roll, soaked in water and squeezed dry, crumbled
• 1 1/2 cups cooked rice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 (13 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 teaspoon flour
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 dash cayenne (or more if you like)

Recipe

• 1 separate leaves of your steamed or frozen/thawed cabbage and slice off the tough rib on the back of each leaf.
• 2 mix lamb, onion, roll, rice, garlic, eggs, salt, marjoram and the 1 t.
• 3 paprika in a large bowl until well blended-but dont turn the rice into mush.
• 4 place about 1/3 cup of meat mixture on each leaf and roll, tuck, roll into desired size/shape.
• 5 set aside and repeat.
• 6 shred remaining cabbage.
• 7 fry bacon until crisp and add half the shredded cabbage.
• 8 pour this into a deep casserole dish, place cabbage rolls on top and then remaining shredded cabbage.
• 9 pour chicken broth over top, cover and bake in a 375-degree oven for 1 hour.
• 10 drain off juice into a sauce pan and add the sour cream, flour and paprika.
• 11 whisk as you're heating to thicken, pour over the cabbage rolls and serve.
• 12 dust with cayenne if using.