STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

1 1/2 c  Brown rice
3 c  Water
2 ts Salt
1 ts Dillseed
1/2 ts Marjoram
3/4 ts Pepper
2 1/2 c  Onion; chopped
5 tb Vegetable oil
1/2 ts Paprika
2 ea Garlic; cloves, minced
2 ea Eggs; large, slightly beaten
1/4 c  Bread crumbs
1/2 c  Parsley; fresh, minced
2 1/2 lb Cabbage
1 x  Cheesecloth; about 6 ft.
2 1/2 c  Tomatoes; canned, chopped
1/2 c  Vermouth; dry
1/2 c  Beef broth
2 tb Tomato paste
1/2 ts Sugar

In a medium bowl cover brown rice with hot water and soak for 3 hours.
Drain. In a 2-quart saucepan combine rice, 3 cups water, and 1 1/2 t
salt. Simmer covered for 40 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
Add the dillseed, marjoram, and 1/2 t pepper. In a large skillet
saute 1 1/2 cups chopped onion in 3 T hot vegetable oil until soft,
about 6 to 8 minutes. Add paprika and garlic, continue cooking and
stirring for 2 minutes. Stir in the rice mixture, eggs, bread crumbs,
and parsley. Adjust seasonings to taste. Core cabbage and, in a large
pot, blanch the cabbage cored-side-down in boiling salted water for 5
minutes or until it is softened. Drain. Remove 12 leaves and cut off
one fourth of each leaf from the base. Arrange 1 leaf curved-side
down on a square of dampened cheesecloth and place 3 T of rice mixture
in the center. Wrap the leaf around the filling and twist the corners
of the cheesecloth to form the leaf into a roll. Continue making
rolls with remaining filling. Chop remaining cabbage to make 3 cups
and, in a large frypan, saute with 1 cup chopped onions and 2 T
vegetable oil until soft. Add tomatoes, vermouth, broth, tomato
paste, sugar, 1/2 t salt and 1/4 t pepper. Simmer the mixture for 5
minutes, stirring occasionally. Adjust seasonings. Transfer
cabbage-tomato sauce mixture to a large baking dish. Arrange the
cabbage rolls close together in one layer on the sauce. Spoon some of
the mixture over the rolls. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours.
Baste rolls 4 to 5 times during cooking. Let the dish cool. Cover
and refrigerate overnight. Remove cheesecloth. Heat in preheated 350
degree oven for 30 minutes before serving.

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