Slow Cooked Cabbage Rolls
by Sally Uhrich
Irish Food and Fun Featured in, “Taste of Home Magazine”
If you’re wanting to deviate from the usual St. Patrick’s Day fare of Corned Beef and Cabbage, consider this recipe from Rosemary Jarvis, of Sparta, Tennessee. It’s one of many Irish recipes featured in the March, 2008 edition of , “ Taste of Home Magazine.”
“This super slow-cooker recipe has been a lifesaver, says Rosemary. It cooks while I’m away and smells heavenly, when I walk in the door in the evening.”
Slow-Cooked Cabbage Rolls
1 large head cabbage
1 egg, beaten
1 can (8ounces) tomato sauce
3/4 cup quick-cooking rice
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup crushed saltines (about 15 crackers)
1 oz. onion soup mix
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 can (46 ounces) V8 juice
Salt to taste
Grated Parmesan cheese, optional
Cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls; drain well. (Refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use.) Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each reserved leaf, making a V-shaped cut: set aside.
In a large bowl, combine egg, tomato sauce, rice, green pepper, cracker crumbs and soup mix. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Place about 1/3 cup meat mixture on each cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides, beginning from the cut end. Roll up completely to enclose filling. Secure with toothpicks if desired.
Place cabbage rolls in a 3 qt. Slow cooker. Pour V8 juice over rolls. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until filling reaches 160 degrees. Just before serving, sprinkle with salt and cheese if desired. Yield: 6 servings.
