Beef

Unstuffed Cabbage

 Save your time and don't stuff the cabbage while you can still enjoy it's taste!

Ingredients

  • 1 large cabbage, sliced into 1/2 inch strips

MEAT BALLS

  • 2 pounds (1 kilogram) ground meat
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 ounces (125 grams) tomato sauce
  • 3 tablespoons matzo meal or bread crumbs
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

SAUCE

  • 16 ounces (450 grams) tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar

 

Directions

1. Put 2 cups of water into a large soup pot. Bring to a boil. Add cabbage. Lower flame. Cover pot. Steam for 20 minutes.
2. In a bowl, mix together the meat ball ingredients. Form the mixture into meat balls. Place the balls on top of the cabbage. Cover and continue to cook on low flame.
3. In a bowl, mix the sauce ingredients. Pour on top of the balls.
4. Cook for 1 hour and then stir. At this point, more water or tomato sauce can be added according to taste. Cook for another 1/2 hour, or until the meat is cooked through and the cabbage is tender.

 

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