ASIAN STUFFED CABBAGE

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This Far East take on an Eastern European specialty puts healthful ingredients front and center.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Beef Recipes     Ground Beef Recipes

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 11

8 ounces ground beef sirloin
4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps coarsely chopped
1/2 cup cooked brown rice
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
2 scallions, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, plus more for sprinkling
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 head Napa cabbage

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, combine beef, mushrooms, rice, garlic, ginger, scallions, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
  • Remove 8 large outer leaves from cabbage (if leavesare less than 5 inches wide, overlap 2 leaves, side byside). With a rolling pin, roll each leaf until the stemend is pliable.
  • Dividing among leaves, mound meat mixturetoward upturned stem end. Starting from filled end,holding sides in as you work, tightly roll each leafinto a bundle.
  • Arrange cabbage rolls, seam-side down, in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Pour 1 cup water over rolls;cover dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake until aninstant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees when inserted into a roll, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve drizzled with juices and sprinkled with red pepper, if desired.

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