Saturday, December 31, 2011

cabbage rolls (oma's)


 
2 heads Savoy cabbage
1 pound ground sausage (i use Bob Evans sausage roll)
1 medium onion, chopped small
1 pound uncooked long grain rice (I use Carolina)
2 jars Gundelsheim sauerkraut (or any good sauerkraut)
1 or 2 packages Hillshire Farms Lit'l smokies
saved water from cooking the cabbage


Cut the core out of the cabbage but leave it whole. Place it, with the empty core area facing up, in a large pot of boiling water and simmer until you can pull the leaves off easily.

Meanwhile, thoroughly  mix together the sausage roll, uncooked rice and onion.

Drain the head of cabbage. Pull off large leaves and cut out the large vein.  Place a few leaves of cabbage in the bottom of a large pot, then scatter some sauerkraut on top of them. Roll about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of filling in each leaf (depending on the size of your leaf) and arrange cabbage rolls on top of the sauerkraut. Throw in the lit'l smokies, tucking some between the cabbage rolls, then add some more sauerkraut. Repeat layers...cabbage rolls, sauerkraut and smokies. Carefully pour in the reserved water from the cabbage until everything is almost covered. Bring to a boil, then cook at a slow simmer for several hours. The longer you cook them, the better they are.
[I like to reheat these in a pan with melted butter, I know, but still they are delicious.]
[These also freeze very well.]
enjoy! 

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