INGREDIENTS
Blanch 1 x cabbage worth of leaves in salted water and dry over a colander
Tomato sauce
- 50ml x olive oil
- 1 x brown onion – fine diced
- 1 x carrot – peeled and coarsely grated
- 1 x tin chopped tomato
- 100ml water
- 5 x tbsp sour cream
- 1 x tbsp tomato paste
- ½ bunch dill stalks
- 1 x red capsicum – diced
- 1 x red chilli – sliced
- 1 x tbsp salt
- 2 x tsp brown sugar
Mince Filling
- 500g Cleaver’s organic premium mince or extra lean beef mince
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 x medium brown onion
- 1 x tbsp salt
- 2 x tbsp paprika
- Black pepper
METHOD
- For cabbage wraps – carefully peel leaves off cabbage and blanch quickly in boiling salted water for 30 seconds each, then drain.
- For the tomato sauce – in a large pot sauté the diced onion, capsicum, chilli and carrot then adding the remainder of the ingredients, slowly simmer until starting to thicken.
- For the mince filling – start combining all the ingredients in a bowl and mix together.
- To assemble take approx. 70g mince per cabbage leaf, put into centre of leaf and roll into a tight package.
- Pour tomato sauce into ceramic bakeware or crockpot and place in cabbage dumplings on top, cover and place in oven at 180degC for approx. 30-40mins.