Best Swedish Cabbage Rolls Diana Rattray Recipes

BAKED STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Gather ingredients.
• Core and peel the leaves from the cabbage.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Drop the cabbage leaves into boiling salted water . Cover and cook for 3 minutes or just until pliable. Drain well. Reserve.
• Combine the ground beef with the cooked rice, onions, egg, sweet paprika, pepper, salt, and milk. Mix well and divide into 12 portions.
• Place a portion of the ground beef mixture into the center of a cabbage leaf.
• Tightly roll the leaf around the filling, fastening it with a toothpick.
• Place the formed rolls in a baking dish or Dutch oven . Repeat the process with the remaining filling and cabbage leaves.
• In a medium bowl, combine the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and water.
• Pour the sauce over cabbage rolls.
• Cover tightly with a lid or foil and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until cooked through and cabbage is tender.
• Remove the cabbage rolls to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Remove the toothpicks and discard.
• Place the pan juices in a pan over medium heat. Combine the cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of cold water and mix until smooth. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the sauce. Bring the sauce to a boil and cook until thickened.
• Pour the sauce over the rolls. Serve hot and enjoy!

SWEDISH CABBAGE ROLLS (KALDOLMAR)

Steps:

• Remove the stem from the cabbage and poach the head in boiling salted water for a few minutes.
• Separate the outer leaves and remove any coarse stalks.
• Let cool.
• Rinse the rice and boil soft in the milk for about 20 minutes.
• Let cool.
• Finely chop the onion and sautée in the butter until transparent.
• Let cool.
• Mix meat, eggs, onion, milk, spices and rice.
• Put about two ounces of the mixture on each cabbage leaf and roll to small dolmas (rolls).
• Place them on a greased tray.
• Put the sugar or syrup on top together with a little melted butter.
• Bake in the oven at 175 degrees C/ 350 F for about 30 minutes; add the gravy or sauce, raise the heat a little and bake for another 20-30 minutes.
• Serve the rolls with boiled or mashed potatoes (maybe enriched with cream and butter) and Farmors Gurka ("Grandma'sCucumber"): Thinly sliced cucumber marinated in strong vinegar, sugar, salt and parsley.
• (Personally, I'm not very fond of the sugar/syrup in the recipe, so I use to exclude it, but that's only because I'm against sweet ingredients in main courses in general).

CROCK POT SWEDISH CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Immerse cabbage leaves in a kettle of boiling water for about 3 minutes or until limp, drain.
• Combine egg, milk, onion, salt, pepper beef and cooked rice.
• Place about 1/4 cup meat mixture in the center of each leaf; fold in sides and roll ends over meat.
• Place in crock pot.
• Combine tomatoes sauce with brown sugar, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce.
• Pour over cabbage rolls.
• Cover and cook on low 6 to 7 hours.

CROCK POT SWEDISH CABBAGE ROLLS (THE BEST!!!!!!)

Steps:

• Immerse cabbage leaves in large kettle of boiling water for about 3 minutes or until limp; drain.
• Combine egg, 1/4 cup of sauce, onion, salt, pepper, beef, and cooked rice.
• Place about 1/4 cup meat mixture in center of each leaf; fold in sides and roll ends over meat.
• Place in slow-cooking pot.
• Combine tomato sauce with brown sugar, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce.
• Pour over cabbage rolls.
• Cover and cook on low 7-9 hours.

MOM'S SWEDISH CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• In a bowl combine egg, salt, pepper, Worc. sauce, onion, and milk; mix well.
• Add meat and cooked rice; beat together with fork.
• Immerse cabbage leaves in boiling water for 3 mins or just till limp; drain. (Heavy center vein of leaf may be slit about 2-1/2 inches if necessary.)
• Place l/2 cup meat mixture on each leaf; fold in sides and roll ends over meat. Place rolls in a baking dish.
• Blend together soup, brown sugar, lemon juice, and allspice and pour over cabbage
• rolls. (Reserve a little for basting.).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minute Baste once or twice w/ sauce during cooking time.