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Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Gail Pearce Elegant Entertaining
Course Main Course
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups shiitake mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 4 celery ribs, finely chopped
  • 2 carrots, finely chopped
  • 1 small zucchini, finely chopped
  • 1 green or red pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 cup cooked rice
  • 1 large white onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup parsley, chopped fine
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 head cabbage

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the tomato sauce and set it aside. (see recipe above.)
  • Remove the core from the cabbage and bring a large pot of water to the boil.
  • Immerse the cabbage head in the pot of boiling water, core side down.
  • Cook for five minutes or until cabbage leaves are pliable. Peel 12 large leaves off the cabbage.
  • In a large mixing bowl, place the mushrooms, celery, carrots, zucchini, pepper, rice, onion, garlic, parsley, ginger, soy sauce, salt, pepper. Add an egg and 2 tablespoons of the tomato sauce to the mixture. Stir to combine.
  • Lay each cabbage leaf on a flat surface. Use a small knife to cut a V-shaped notch to remove the thick part of the cabbage rib.
  • Place 1/3 of a cup of the vegetable mixture in the centre of a cabbage leaf.
  • Fold the cabbage leaf around the vegetable mixture and roll up like a burrito or spring roll.
  • Repeat with the remaining vegetable mixture and cabbage leaves.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Coat the bottom of a large dutch oven pot or a 9 x 13 baking pan with olive oil, and extra cabbage leaves.
  • Place half of the tomato sauce in the bottom of the pot or baking dish.
  • Place the cabbage rolls, seam side down, in the dish. Top with remaining sauce.
  • Cover with a lid or if using a baking pan cover with foil.
  • Bake for 90 minutes or until cabbage is tender.
  • Sprinkle with parsley and a dollop of yogurt, then serve.

Notes

Note: If you are using a baking pan covered with foil, then put a baking tray under the pan so that the tray will catch any sauce should it overflow.
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