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How to Make Stuffed Cabbage
An easy, delicious homemade recipe for stuffed cabbage. Stuffed cabbage is a traditional dish known and loved across many Levantine countries.
Ingredients
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- 1 cabbage head suitable for stuffing
- 2 cups rice
- 1/2 kilo minced meat
- 5 garlic bulbs
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Olive oil
Method
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- Cut cabbage leaves larger than medium into squares and blanch the cabbage leaves in water, then place them in a colander.
- In a bowl put the rice and the minced meat; you can add a little sheep fat to the meat, then add the minced garlic, as shown in the accompanying photos, and add salt, black pepper, cinnamon, and olive oil...
- Place a small amount of the rice mixture in each blanched cabbage square and roll them similarly to grape leaves.
- Gently press each stuffed cabbage, place them in a pot, and between each row sprinkle garlic cloves (as shown in the photos) and a pinch of dried mint...
- Cover with a plate and add water with a little salt and olive oil; you can add ghee or butter instead of oil if desired...
- Cover the cabbage with a wide plate to press them down and leave the pot on low heat for about 45 minutes or until the cabbage and rice are well cooked...Timers: 45 min
- Ten minutes before the cabbage is done, remove the cover and add a mixture of crushed garlic with lemon juice, sprinkle a pinch of dried mint, replace the plate, and cover the pot until the time is up and the cabbage is fully cooked.
Recipe tags
MainsInternationalDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
