UKRAINIAN PROCKUS (STUFFED CABBAGE - LOW CARB)

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This is a delicious recipe that came to the United States from the Ukraine with my maternal grandmother, Anna Buhal'tsev (Bell) Mersky. I have this recipe already posted on recipezaar, but I am making a few slight changes here to make this lower in carbs than the original.

Provided by Alan Leonetti

Categories     Meat

Time 2h15m

Yield 12 large meatballs

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 (16 ounce) cans jellied cranberry sauce (jelled not whole)
2 (16 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 cups tap water
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup Splenda granular
1 cup white raisins
1 large green cabbage or 2 medium cabbage
2 lbs ground beef
1 egg
3 saltine crackers
1 medium onion (grated)
1 tablespoon ketchup
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Combine the cranberry sauce, tomato sauce, 2 cups tap water, and Splenda and bring to boil.
  • Reduce to a simmer and add white raisins.
  • Simmer 5 minutes.
  • Core the head or heads of cabbage and place into large pot.
  • Cover with water and bring to boil.
  • Cover the pot and cook 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Remove from hot water.
  • Cover the cabbage with cold water and separate the leaves. I use only the larger leaves to go completely around the meatballs.
  • In a mixing bowl, place the raw ground beef, 1 egg, 3 saltine crackers that are soaked and squeezed dry, grated onion, 1/4 cup warm water, 1 tablespoon ketchup, salt and pepper.
  • After mixing the meat mixture well, form into meatballs and wrap each meatball in a cabbage leaf rolling them closed, and place them into a deep roasting pan.
  • Cover with the sauce mixture.
  • Cover with a lid or heavy duty aluminum foil and bake in a pre-heated 375 degree oven for an hour.
  • You can either serve immediately or freeze until needed.
  • NOTE: I usually make a double amount of sauce to use over mashed potatoes, because it is so delicious.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 376.6, Fat 12.3, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 69, Sodium 520.1, Carbohydrate 52.2, Fiber 4.9, Sugar 43.5, Protein 17.8

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