Cabbage Rolls With Chive And Tomato Mashed Potatoes

• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 None onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/3 cup hazelnuts, roughly chopped and toasted
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tsp hot mustard
• 8 large cabbage leaves
• 8 slices black forest ham
• 1 1/4 cups beef or vegetable stock
• 2 lb floury potatoes
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, drained and chopped
• 4 tbsp chopped chives
• 1 tbsp all purpose flour

1. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a small pan and saute the onions for 5 minutes until soft. Transfer to a bowl, add the breadcrumbs, nuts, ground beef, mustard and salt and pepper. Mix well until combined.
2. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Cut away the stalks from the centre of the cabbage leaves and blanch the leaves in the water for 2 minutes. Drain thoroughly. Place on a work surface, overlapping the cut edges where the stalks were removed. Place a slice of ham on each and spoon the beef mixture on top. Roll up the cabbage leaves into neat bundles, securing with string.
3. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and sear the cabbage rolls for 2 minutes. Stir in the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and cook very gently for 30 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, to make the mashed potatoes, cook the potatoes in a separate saucepan of boiling, salted water until tender. Drain the cooked potatoes and return to the saucepan with the milk, 2 tablespoons of the butter and the nutmeg. Mash until smooth. Transfer to a serving dish, scatter with the tomatoes and chives and keep warm.
5. Drain the cabbage rolls to a dish and keep warm. Blend the flour with the remaining butter to make a paste. Add to the juices in the pan and whisk well over a gentle heat until thickened. Season to taste and pour over the cabbage rolls to serve.

vegetable oil, onions, breadcrumbs, hazelnuts, ground beef, hot mustard, cabbage, black forest ham, beef, potatoes, milk, butter, nutmeg, tomatoes, chives, flour

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/21915 (may not work)