Cabbage Rolls

A dish most Saskatchewan families cook is cabbage rolls. They are cabbage leaves stuffed with rice and meat. They are a potluck dish and a winter supper.

What you need

• 1 large head of cabbage

• 1 pound ground beef

• 1 cup cooked rice

• 1 onion, chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, chopped

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 can tomato sauce

• 1 can diced tomatoes

• 1 tablespoon oil

  

How to make it

• Cut the core out of the cabbage. Place it in boiling water for a few minutes until the leaves soften.

  

• Peel off 12 large leaves. Trim the thick centre rib of each one.

• Mix the ground beef, rice, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper.

  

• Put a spoon of the mixture on each leaf. Roll it up and tuck the sides in.

  

• Heat the oil in a pan. Brown the rolls lightly on all sides.

• Pour the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes over them in a baking dish.

  

• Cover and bake at 350°F for about 90 minutes until the meat is cooked through.

• Check halfway. Add a splash of water if the sauce looks dry.

• Rest for 10 minutes before serving.

How it is served

• It is a main dish with bread on the side.

• Sour cream is optional on top.

• One batch feeds a family and leaves leftovers.

• They freeze well. They reheat in the oven the next day.

• People bring them to potlucks in a covered dish.