Cabbage rolls with rice and mince filling

Recipes / Meat

Create a tasty and inexpensive Greek-inspired casserole of cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and mince.

Recipe «Cabbage rolls with rice and mince filling» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:00 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 8 large green cabbage leaves, 500g pork and veal mince, 1 garlic clove, finely chopped, 2 green onions, chopped, 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill leaves , 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, 1 tsp paprika, 1/2 cup SunRice Medium Grain white rice , 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 410g can tomato puree, 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil, Extra fresh basil leaves, to serve, Salt, to season.

Ingredients:

  • 8 large green cabbage leaves 
  • 500g pork and veal mince 
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 
  • 2 green onions, chopped 
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill leaves 
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 
  • 1 tsp paprika 
  • 1/2 cup SunRice Medium Grain white rice 
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 410g can tomato puree 
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil 
  • Extra fresh basil leaves, to serve 
  • Salt, to season 

Instructions

  1. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil over high heat. Cook cabbage leaves, in batches, for 2 to 3 minutes or until bright green. Drain on a tray lined with paper towel. Set aside to cool completely.
  2. Combine mince, garlic, onion, dill, parsley, paprika and rice in a bowl. Season well with salt and pepper.
  3. Cut about 4cm of the thick vein from each cabbage leaf. Place 1 leaf on a flat surface. Spoon 2 heaped tablespoons of mince mixture along the base of leaf. Roll up cabbage leaf, folding in sides, to enclose filling. Repeat with remaining leaves and filling.
  4. Heat oil in a large, deep frying pan over medium-high heat (see notes). Place cabbage rolls in pan, in a single layer. Cook for 2 minutes. Pour over combined tomato purée, 1/3 cup cold water and basil. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low. Cover. Simmer for 45 minutes or until mince is cooked through and rice is tender. Serve sprinkled with extra basil.