Sausage Stuffed Savoy Cabbage Recipes

SAUSAGE-STUFFED SAVOY CABBAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut around the cabbage core and remove it. Under running water, gently remove each leaf from the head. You will need 16. Heat the chicken stock in a large saucepan. Simmer the leaves in the chicken stock, in batches, for 7 to 8 minutes each batch, until tender. Remove the leaves from the pan; set aside to cool.
• Cut away the tough rib on each leaf. Stack the leaves into pairs on a work space and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Crumble the sausage into the pan and cook until browned. Transfer to a mixing bowl and let stand until cool.
• Wipe out the skillet and add the remaining olive oil. Heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion, sprinkle with one-fourth teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often, until the slices are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes with their liquid and break up with a wooden spoon. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Cool slightly, then spread into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Add 1 cup of the Fontina and the bread crumbs to the sausage and mix well. Season with one-fourth teaspoon salt and one-eighth teaspoon pepper. Divide the mixture among the cabbage leaves, mounding about one-third cup in the center of each stack. Carefully roll up to enfold the filling by folding in the bottom first, then the two sides, then rolling it up like a burrito. Lay each packet seam side down on the sauce in the pan. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining cheese.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Serve each roll on a little of the sauce.

STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place cabbage head in freezer and freeze overnight. Remove from freezer, thaw and peel away leaves.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the beef, egg, onion, rice, salt and pepper. Mix together well. Take a small handful and form into a small roll or ball. Place into the center of a cabbage leaf. Fold the sides of the leaf over and roll the ball up into the leaf. Place seam side down in baking dish. Continue until all of the filling is used up.
• Mix together the soup with a 1/2 can water; pour over stuffed cabbage.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour; baste often with the sauce.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE-STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Put olive oil on the bottom of a medium-sized baking dish. Remove casings from sausage.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook cabbage leaves until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• While the cabbage is cooking, remove casings from sausage. Cook and stir sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it into pieces as it cooks, until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• At the same time, combine marinara sauce and tomato sauce in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook until warm, about 3 minutes; set aside.
• Mix cooked rice, sausage, and 1/2 cup sauce with basil and oregano. Spread filling onto cabbage leaves and roll up like small burritos. The amount of filling in each will vary depending on how big your cabbage leaves are. Place cabbage rolls close together in the prepared dish and spoon remaining sauce over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 30 minutes. Garnish with more basil and oregano.