Rice-Stuffed Cabbage Leaves
- 12 large green cabbage leaves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups thinly sliced leek
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery
- 1 cup finely chopped carrot
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup uncooked basmati rice
- 1 2/3 cups low-salt chicken broth, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 (28-ounce) can plum tomatoes, undrained and chopped
- 1/3 cup finely chopped pimento-stuffed green olives
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Cooking spray
- Steam cabbage leaves, covered, 3 minutes; set aside.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add leek, celery, carrot, and garlic; saute 7 minutes. Add rice, 1 cup broth, and fennel seeds; cover and cook 7 minutes or until the liquid is nearly absorbed. Combine the rice mixture, 2 tablespoons parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl; toss well, and set the rice mixture aside.
- Add 1/3 cup broth to skillet; place over medium heat until hot. Add onion; cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining 1/3 cup chicken broth, parsley, and next 5 ingredients (parsley through tomatoes); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in olives and pepper. Set sauce aside.
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
- Spoon 1/3 cup rice mixture onto each cabbage leaf, and roll up jelly-roll fashion. Place cabbage rolls in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spoon sauce over cabbage rolls. Cover and bake at 400u0b0 for 1 hour.
green cabbage, olive oil, celery, carrot, garlic, basmati rice, lowsalt, fennel seeds, parsley, salt, onion, parsley, lemon juice, sugar, salt, garlic, tomatoes, green olives, pepper, cooking spray
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/rice-stuffed-cabbage-leaves (may not work)