Dairy-Free Stuffed Cabbage (Töltött Káposzta)

Instructions

1. 1Preheat your oven to 175°C. Carefully remove the tough inner core from the 1 large Cabbage. Place the cored cabbage in a large pot filled with boiling water and cook for 5-10 minutes, or until the outer leaves are soft and pliable. Remove the cabbage from the water and let it cool slightly. Gently separate the softened leaves, being careful not to tear them. You should aim for about 10-12 usable leaves.
2. 2While the cabbage cools, prepare the filling. In a large bowl, combine the about 450 g Ground pork, about 225 g Ground beef, 0.5 cup Rice, 1 medium Onion (finely chopped), 3 cloves Garlic (minced), 2 tbsp Sweet paprika, 1 tsp Smoked paprika, 1 tsp Salt, and 0.5 tsp Black pepper. Mix everything together thoroughly with your hands until well combined.
3. 3Lay a prepared cabbage leaf flat. Place about 1/4 cup of the meat mixture near the stem end of the leaf. Fold the sides of the leaf inward over the filling, then roll the leaf up tightly from the stem end towards the tip to create a neat package.
4. 4Repeat step 3 with the remaining cabbage leaves and meat mixture until all the filling is used. You should have around 10-12 stuffed cabbage rolls.
5. 5In a large, heavy-bottomed pot (at least 6-quart capacity), spread about 1/4 of the about 790 g Tomato sauce evenly over the bottom. Arrange the stuffed cabbage rolls snugly in the pot, seam-side down, in a single layer if possible. If you have many rolls, you can add a second layer.
6. 6Pour the remaining about 790 g Tomato sauce and the 1 cup Vegetable broth over the cabbage rolls. Stir the 2 tbsp Tomato paste into the liquid until it is mostly dissolved. The liquid should come about halfway up the sides of the cabbage rolls.
7. 7Place the pot over medium-high heat and bring the liquid to a gentle simmer. Once simmering, reduce the heat to low, cover the pot tightly, and cook for 1.5 hours (90 minutes), or until the cabbage leaves are very tender and the internal temperature of the meat mixture reaches 74°C. Check occasionally to ensure the liquid is still simmering gently and not boiling rapidly.

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