Cabbage Stuffed With Orzo And Shrimp
- 3 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 lb shrimp, cleaned, deveined and cut
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
- salt, to taste
- fresh coarse black pepper
- 1 1/4 cups orzo pasta, cooked and cooled
- 8 large cabbage leaves, blanched
- 1/2 cup white wine (White Zinfandel)
- 1/2 lemon, juice of
- 1/2 cup fish stock or 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
- Saute onion and garlic in the olive oil until softened.
- Add shrimp and cook until they just turn pink.
- Do not cook through.
- Remove from heat and add dill, cilantro, crushed red pepper flakes, pepper, salt, and orzo.
- Mix well and adjust seasoning.
- Place a blanched cabbage leaf on a work surface, concave-side up.
- Place 2 tb of the orzo mixture in the hollow of this leaf.
- Fold sides of the leaf over the filling and starting with the stem end roll the leaf up around the filling.
- Place the wrapped cabbage leaf seam-side down in a casserole.
- Wrap remaining leaves the same way.
- Pour the wine, lemon juice and stock over the top, cover and bake for an hour.
- Remove cabbage bundles to a warm serving platter.
- If a sauce is desired, reduce the liquid in the pan until slightly thickened.
- Swirl in the butter and serve over the cabbage rolls.
- Bon appetit!
onions, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, shrimp, fresh dill, cilantro, red pepper, salt, black pepper, orzo pasta, cabbage, white wine, lemon, fish stock, unsalted butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cabbage-stuffed-with-orzo-and-shrimp-208841 (may not work)