Dinner for 4

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with ground pork

Name: Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with ground pork
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 1 cabbage; 1/2 large onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp cooking oil; 1 lb ground pork; 1/3 cup cooked rice; 1/2 tbsp dried marjoram; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 2 cups vegetable or chicken stock; 1 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp flour; 1/2 cup liquid from cooking cabbage rolls; 1 cup tomato passata

Cabbage leaves wrap seasoned pork and rice, then simmer in tomato stock before a simple pan sauce finishes the dish.

Typical price

$9.30for 4 servings

$2.33 per serving$9.30 for 4

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90 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Eastern European Budget Family Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Cabbage$0.79/lb typical	2.1 lb	$1.67Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.25 lb	$0.32Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Ground pork$4.49/lb typical	1 lb	$4.49Typical price
Rice$0.08/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.17Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	17 oz	$1.16Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
Tomato paste and sauce$0.10/oz typical	8.5 oz	$0.85Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.30

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsFlour

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 cabbage
1/2 large onion
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 lb ground pork
1/3 cup cooked rice
1/2 tbsp dried marjoram
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cups vegetable or chicken stock
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
1/2 cup liquid from cooking cabbage rolls
1 cup tomato passata

Steps

Boil the cabbage in a large pot of water for 15 minutes, peeling away softened leaves as they loosen.
Mix the onion, garlic, ground pork, cooked rice, marjoram, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
Place 2 tablespoons of filling in each cabbage leaf, fold in the sides, and roll tightly.
Arrange the rolls in a large covered pot, pour in the stock and tomato passata, and simmer for 40 minutes until the pork reaches 160 F.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan, whisk in the flour, and cook for 2 minutes.
Whisk in the cabbage cooking liquid and simmer the sauce for 8 minutes until thick.
Spoon the sauce over the cabbage rolls.

Swaps

Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices