This healthy Stuffed Cabbage with red rice. Good for those who’s health concious one or on diet. Very light dish. In fact I can eat 3 rolls of this or up to 4 ๐ since red/brown rice is higher in fiber compared to white rice so not soo heavy on stomach.ย By cooking your red rice like this it’s give more taste on it ๐.ย
Wanna try??
Here’ s all you need:
Ingridients for 8 rolls
6 to 8ย leaves white/ Savoy cabbage
250 G Ground Beef
1 small minced carrots
1 cup brown/Red Rice
1 small onions/ Spring onions
1/2 cup pesille/peas
2 tbsp. Cooking oil / olive oil
Pinch of curcuma/ turmeric
Salt/ Sale
Method:
Step 1:ย In a Pot, Soakย rice with 2 cups of water, pinch of salt. (Set aside for 20 min.)ย Note: Remember Brown rice takes long time to cook, so must soak in water first. Then bring to boil over medium to slow high heat. Cook for about 45 min.
STEP 2:ย Prepare Cabbage leaves to steam. I used white small Cabbage and I Removed it one by one while still fresh. IF YOU find difficult to remove it. You Can steam whole Cabbage or put derictlyย in a boiling water. ( steam/ boil 5min Careful not to tear the leaves when you separated you can cut a bit to remove thick part of the rib) set aside to cool.
Step 3:ย In a large sauce Pan Heat the cooking oil, add minced onions, wait until comes lightly brown, Then add the Meat, Minced Carrots,ย pinch of salt and turmeric/curcuma. Mix well,ย half way through cooking, add Peas and half cup of water. ( simmer 15 min. THEN, drainย SEPARATE the stock, and theย meat mixture)
STEP 4:ย ย Combine the cookedย Rice andย Meat mixture in a Large bowl.
Step 5: Forming a Cabbage roll.ย Use 1 leaf of cabbage and scope 2 tbsp. Mixture. Fold each side of cabbage before forming a Roll. Repeat the process till finished.
STEP 6: Arrange theย stuffed Cabbageย ย in a Large pot/Pan. Pour the stock of meat. Let SIMMER in a very slow fire. For about 30 min.
SERVE immediately..
Enjoy!.
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