Stuffed Cabbage with Brown Rice and Vegetable Sausage
- 1 cup uncooked brown rice, rinsed and drained
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 8 oz. mushrooms, chopped (3 cups)
- 1 small onion, diced (1 cup)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (2 tsp.)
- 8 oz. vegetarian sausage, such as Gimme Lean Ground Sausage
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
- 1/2 tsp. caraway seeds
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper or hot paprika
- 12 large green or Savoy cabbage leaves
- Combine rice and 1 1/2 cups water in 6-qt.
- pressure cooker.
- Lock lid in place.
- Bring to high pressure over high heat.
- Reduce heat, and cook 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Release pressure using automatic pressure release, or carefully transfer cooker to sink, and run cool water over rim of lid.
- Remove lid, tilting away from you to let steam escape.
- Drain rice, if necessary.
- Transfer rice to large bowl; set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic; saute 5 minutes, or until onion is soft and liquid from mushrooms has evaporated.
- Add sausage, and cook 5 minutes, stirring to crumble sausage.
- Stir sausage mixture, walnuts, caraway, and cayenne into rice.
- Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
- Bring 8 cups water to a boil in pressure cooker.
- Add cabbage leaves to boiling water.
- Lock lid in place.
- Bring to high pressure over high heat.
- Reduce heat, and cook 30 seconds, or until cabbage is tender.
- Release pressure using automatic pressure release, or carefully transfer cooker to sink, and run cool water over rim of lid.
- Remove lid, tilting away from you to let steam escape.
- Drain cabbage, and rinse under cool water; drain again.
- Trim away and discard tough white vein at base of each leaf.
- Pat leaves dry.
- Spoon 1/3 cup rice mixture in center of each cabbage leaf.
- Fold sides over, and roll up.
- Fill pressure cooker with 1 inch of water, and add steamer basket insert.
- Place cabbage rolls seam-side down in steamer basket.
- Lock lid in place.
- Bring to high pressure over high heat.
- Reduce heat, and cook 10 minutes.
- Release pressure using automatic pressure release, or carefully transfer cooker to sink, and run cool water over rim of lid.
- Remove lid, tilting away from you to let steam escape.
- Serve with 30-Minute Marinara or your favorite tomato sauce.
brown rice, olive oil, mushrooms, onion, garlic, vegetarian sausage, walnuts, caraway seeds, cayenne pepper, cabbage
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/stuffed-cabbage-with-brown-rice-and-vegetable-sausage/ (may not work)