Gefullt krautroladen (stuffed cabbage rolls)

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c Brown Rice
3 c Water
2 ts Salt
1 ts Dillseed
1/2 ts Marjoram
3/4 ts Pepper
2 1/2 c Onion; Chopped
5 tb Vegetable Oil
1/2 ts Paprika
2 ea Garlic; Cloves Minced
2 ea Eggs; Large Slightly Beaten
1/4 c Bread Crumbs
1/2 c Parsley; Fresh Minced
2 1/2 lb Cabbage
1 x Cheesecloth; About 6 ft.
2 1/2 c Tomatoes; Canned Chopped
1/2 c Vermouth; Dry
1/2 c Beef Broth
2 tb Tomato Paste
1/2 ts Sugar In a medium bowl cover brown rice with hot water and soak for 3 hours. Drain. In a 2-quart saucepan combine rice
3 cups water

Instructions:

and 1 1/2 t salt. Simmer covered for 40 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Add the dillseed marjoram and 1/2 t pepper. In a large skillet saute 1 1/2 cups chopped onion in 3 T hot vegetable oil until soft about 6 to 8 minutes. Add paprika and garlic continue cooking and stirring for 2 minutes. Stir in the rice mixture eggs bread crumbs and parsley. Adjust seasonings to taste. Core cabbage and in a large pot blanch the cabbage cored-side-down in boiling salted water for 5 minutes or until it is softened. Drain. Remove 12 leaves and cut off one fourth of each leaf from the base. Arrange 1 leaf curved-side down on a square of dampened cheesecloth and place 3 T of rice mixture in the center. Wrap the leaf around the filling and twist the corners of the cheesecloth to form the leaf into a roll. Continue making rolls with remaining filling. Chop remaining cabbage to make 3 cups and in a large frypan saute with 1 cup chopped onions and 2 T vegetable oil until soft. Add tomatoes vermouth broth tomato paste sugar 1/2 t salt and 1/4 t pepper. Simmer the mixture for 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Adjust seasonings. Transfer cabbage-tomato sauce mixture to a large baking dish. Arrange the cabbage rolls close together in one layer on the sauce. Spoon some of the mixture over the rolls. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours. Baste rolls 4 to 5 times during cooking. Let the dish cool. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove cheesecloth. Heat in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes before serving.