Ingredients:
1 cup cooked long-grain rice (or similar variety)
1.5 pounds lean ground beef (or ‘extra lean’)
1.5 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 large egg
1 yellow onion, minced
1/3 cup parsley, roughly chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1.5 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 to 1 teaspoon red chili flakes (optional)
42 ounces tomato sauce, divided (about 5 cups)
1 medium head green cabbage
1/2 cup water (leftover from boiling cabbage)
Fresh dill, chopped (garnish, optional)
Directions:
Cook the rice according to the package instructions and set it aside. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, egg, cooked rice, minced onion, parsley, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, dried dill, onion powder, red chili flakes (if using), and 1/2 cup of tomato sauce. Mix until well combined.
In a large pot of boiling water, add the whole head of cabbage and boil for 8 to 10 minutes, carefully turning it over halfway through. Remove the cabbage from the pot, reserving some of the water for later.
Once the cabbage is cool enough to handle, carefully peel off the leaves and cut out the core from each leaf. If needed, return the remaining cabbage to the boiling water to soften more leaves. Let it cool enough to handle and continue removing leaves.
Place some cabbage leaves on the bottom of a deep 9×13-inch baking dish or roasting pan. Take one cabbage leaf at a time and place about 1/4 cup of the ground beef mixture on top. Fold in the sides and roll up the leaf, placing it in the prepared dish seam side down. Repeat with the remaining ground beef mixture and cabbage leaves.
In a separate bowl, combine the remaining tomato sauce with 1/2 cup of the reserved cabbage water. Whisk to incorporate everything. Cover the cabbage rolls in the baking dish with the sauce.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour or until the cabbage rolls are cooked through and tender.
Serve the stuffed cabbage rolls hot, garnished with fresh chopped dill if desired.
Enjoy the delicious Stuffed Cabbage Rolls straight from the oven!