On 12/10/2013 2:35 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/10/2013 2:12 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:31:49 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/10/2013 1:04 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> I found Mom's recipe. I have no idea if this is 'authentic' to
>>>>> Hungary or anywhere else. 
I'm typing it exactly as she wrote it.
>>>>> My comments are in brackets.
>>>>>
>>>>> 8 large green cabbage leaves
>>>>>
>>>>> Stuffing:
>>>>> 1 c. cooked [ah ha!] long grain rice
>>>>> 1/2 lb. ground pork
>>>>> 1/2 lb. ground beef
>>>>> 1/2 tsp. salt
>>>>> 1/4 tsp. pepper
>>>>> 1 c. minced onion
>>>>> 1 large egg
>>>>>
>>>>> Cook cabbage in 4 quarts boiling water, 5 mins. Drain. Combine
>>>>> remaining ingredients (except sauce). Divide into 8 equal portions -
>>>>> wrap each portion into a cabbage leaf. Secure with a toothpick. [I do
>>>>> remember her using toothpicks!]
>>>>>
>>>>> Combine all ingredients in a large pan. Bring sauce to a simmer over
>>>>> medium heat. Cover and cook, turning occasionally, 1 hour.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sauce/gravy:
>>>>> 1 can tomato soup [I'd used tomato puree and adjust the amount]
>>>>> 1 c. water [not sure about this unless you're using canned soup]
>>>>> 1 c. chopped onion
>>>>> 4 Tbs. sour cream
>>>>>
>>>>> Cook the cabbage rolls in this.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's all she wrote.
>>>>
>>>> Thank, Jill. Now i can see .... the tomatoey stuff is in the sauce and
>>>> not in the filling! Hmm that make sense))
>>>>
>>> Oh yes! It's the tomatoey sauce the cabbage rolls are cooked in. I
>>> seem to remember my mother also sometimes baked these in a foil covered
>>> pan. As others have suggested, maybe you don't need the rice. It's a
>>> filler so subtitutions are of course allowed. Even dried breadcrumbs
>>> might work as well. :O
>>>
>> Is there a law against using all the other ingredients with no filler?
>>
>>
> I doubt it. Seems like the raw beef and pork might need something to
> help soak up the fat. <shrugs>
>
> Jill
Maybe quinoa instead of rice. I've been wanting something to do with that.
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