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Homemade Polish Rolls

Time: 2 hours

Yield: 4 servings

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Homemade Polish Rolls demonstrate how a simple culinary concept can be scrumptious! Each softened cabbage leaf is stuffed with beef, sausage, and rice for an extremely savory sensation before being braised in a rich tomato sauce! It has brightness, sweetness, and heartiness, precisely what you're looking for in a meal! These Homemade Polish Rolls will have you rolling in good times!

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Ingredients

  • 1 medium head cabbage
  • 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped, divided
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 (14.5-ounce) cans Italian stewed tomatoes
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1 cup rice, cooked
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1/4 pound bulk Italian sausage
  • 1/2 cup tomato juice, optional

Directions

Step 1 -In a Dutch oven, boil the cabbage in water until the outer leaves are tender, about 10 minutes.

Step 2 -Drain the cabbage.

Step 3 -Rinse the cabbage under cold water and drain it again.

Step 4 -Remove 8 of the large outer leaves. Refrigerate the remaining cabbage for another use.

Step 5 -In a large saucepan, sauté 1 cup of the onion in the butter until tender, about 4-5 minutes.

Step 6 -Add the tomatoes, the garlic, the brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.

Step 7 -In a large bowl, combine the rice, the ketchup, the Worcestershire sauce, the pepper, the remaining onion, and the remaining salt.

Step 8 -Crumble the beef and the sausage over the rice mixture and mix well to combine.

Step 9 -On the reserved 8 cabbage leaves, remove the thick veins.

Step 10 -Place about 1/2 cup of the meat mixture onto each prepared leaf.

Step 11 -Fold in the sides of the leaves and, starting at the unfolded edge, roll up the leaf to completely enclose the filling.

Step 12 -Place the cabbage rolls seam-side down in a skillet

Step 13 -Cover the rolls with the sauce mixture.

Step 14 -Cover with a lid and cook the cabbage rolls over medium-low heat, for 1 hour.

Step 15 -Add the tomato juice.

Step 16 -Reduce the heat to low and cook until the rolls are heated through and reach 160 degrees F internally, about 20 minutes.

Step 17 -Serve.

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