Cabbage Niño Envuelto

Name: Cabbage Niño Envuelto
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 6 to 8 green cabbage leaves; 1 lb. ground beef or pork; 2 tablespoons long grain rice; 2 tablespoons oats; 1 egg; 2 Roma tomatoes, finely chopped; 1/2 white onion, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 cans (8oz.) tomato puree

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Prep 15 min
Total 1 hr 30 min
Ingredients 11
Servings 4

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The cabbage niño envuelto is a classic dish of cabbage leaves stuffed with ground beef and baked in tomato sauce. This dish, also known as cabbage rolls, a dish that I enjoy from my childhood. My grandmother used to prepare her cabbage niño envuelto at least once a month. I loved it when the comforting scent of baked cabbage greeted me when I got home from school. I always thought my grandmother had spent hours in the kitchen to prepare them, but since I started preparing them for my family I discovered that it is much easier than I thought.

by Leslie Limon

Updated Feb 14, 2017

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Ingredients

6 to 8 green cabbage leaves
1 lb. ground beef or pork
2 tablespoons long grain rice
2 tablespoons oats
1 egg
2 Roma tomatoes, finely chopped
1/2 white onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
2 cans (8oz.) tomato puree

Directions

1

Heat oven to 375 °F. Remove 6 to 8 leaves from a head of cabbage, make sure to keep the leaves whole.
2

Soak the leaves in a pot of hot water for 3 to 5 minutes, until the leaves are soft and can be folded easily without breaking. Remove the leaves from the water and let them drain.
3

Mix ground beef, rice, oats, egg, tomatoes, onion and garlic in a bowl; season with salt and dried oregano.
4

Place 3 to 4 tablespoons of ground beef stuffing in the center of each leaf.
5

Roll up the leaves like a burrito.
6

Arrange the cabbage rolls with the fold down into the pan or baking dish.
7

Pour the tomato puree on top of the cabbage rolls.
8

Cover the pan with foil and bake at 375 °F for 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven.