PIGS IN BLANKETS (GERMAN CABBAGE ROLLS)

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Pigs in Blankets (German Cabbage Rolls) image

We always made these at harvest time when the neighbors got together and filled silo. This is how I learned to make them from my grandmother.

Provided by sklhczech

Categories     Low Cholesterol

Time 2h

Yield 16 rolls, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 head cabbage
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 cup rice, cooked
1 onion, chopped
1 cup tomato juice
1 cup water
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Brown ground beef and onion. Salt and pepper to taste. Drain grease. Stir together rice and browned ground beef and set aside.
  • Bring a large kettle of water to a boil and remove from heat.
  • Carefully remove 16 leaves from the head of cabbage and put leaves in the water and let set until wilted.
  • Remove a leaf from the water with tongs, take a good sized tablespoon of the hamburger-rice mixture into the leaf and wrap leaf around the burger mixture. May need to secure with a toothpick to keep closed.
  • Place in a greased 9x13 pan.
  • Repeat with remaining leaves and burger mixture.
  • When you have used all the mixture, pour tomato juice and water over top of cabbage rolls.
  • Cover and bake for an hour at 325.

There are no comments yet!