Pork-Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Name: Pork-Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 small head green cabbage (2 pounds), cored; 12 ounces lean ground pork; 1 slice white sandwich bread, crumbled; 1 medium carrot, shredded; 3 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 tablespoons apricot preserves; 0.5 cup reduced-sodium canned chicken broth; 0.5 teaspoon dried sage; Coarse salt and ground pepper

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By

Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on May 16, 2017

Prep Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

40 mins

Servings:

4

In this savory, mildly sweet dish green cabbage leaves are wrapped around a meat filling seasoned with tomato paste, apricot preserves, and sage.

Ingredients

1 small head green cabbage (2 pounds), cored
12 ounces lean ground pork
1 slice white sandwich bread, crumbled
1 medium carrot, shredded
3 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons apricot preserves
½ cup reduced-sodium canned chicken broth
½ teaspoon dried sage
Coarse salt and ground pepper

Directions

In a pot of boiling water, cook cabbage until outer leaves are bright green and pliable, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from pot. Pull off 8 leaves. Trim thick core from each leaf.
In a bowl, mix pork, bread, carrot, 2 scallions, tomato paste, preserves, 1/4 cup broth, sage, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Place 1 cabbage leaf in a small bowl. Fill halfway with pork mixture; fold leaf over filling. Repeat with remaining leaves. Place rolls, seam sides down, in a single layer on a heatproof plate.
In a 12-inch skillet fitted with a round rack, bring 1 inch of water to a simmer over medium heat. Place plate with rolls on rack. Pour remaining 1/4 cup broth over rolls; sprinkle with remaining scallion. Cover; steam until firm, 12 to 15 minutes (add more water as needed). Serve with steaming juices and scallions.