Dirty Rice Stuffed Cabbage

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup apple vinegar
• kosher salt
• black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 lb lamb sausage, casing removed
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon basil
• 1/2 tablespoon italian seasoning
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
• 1 head cabbage, leaves separated

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 sauce:.
• 3 saute the onion in oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, until softened.
• 4 stir in the tomato sauce, brown sugar, apple vinegar, salt and pepper.
• 5 let simmer for 15 minutes.
• 6 filling:.
• 7 heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium-high heat.
• 8 add the lamb and brown.
• 9 once browned, add the garlic, onion, celery, and green bell pepper.
• 10 cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• 11 season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• 12 add the chicken broth, italian seasoning,basil, and cayenne.
• 13 stir in the cooked rice and parsley, mixing thoroughly and letting the broth reduce until there is no moisture left in the pan.
• 14 taste and season with salt and pepper, if necessary.
• 15 in a large pot of boiling salted water, over medium heat, add the cabbage leaves and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
• 16 drain and rinse with cold water.
• 17 lay a cabbage leaf out on a flat surface and add 1/4 cup of the dirty rice into the center.
• 18 fold both the sides into the center and the top and bottom over the center. roll into a cylinder and repeat with the remaining leaves.
• 19 pour a 1/2-inch layer of sauce into a 13 by 9-inch casserole dish.
• 20 arrange the cabbage rolls, seam sides down, on top of the sauce.
• 21 pour the remaining sauce over the stuffed cabbage and cover with foil. bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• 22 remove from the oven and serve.