This Julia Child Cabbage Recipe is a Glorious & Confusing Mess

ground meat

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Lean turkey reduces fat content while ground chicken is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

tomato sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato puree

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Homemade puree can be fresher, while canned is budget-friendly.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur

Quinoa is a nutritious alternative, while bulgur is often cheaper.

Take 2 pounds of mild Italian pork sausage out of the casing.

Dice 1.5 cups of mild cured ham into small pieces.

Finely mince 2 cups of onions and 3 cloves of garlic.

In a medium frying pan over medium heat, sauté the sausage meat for about 5-6 minutes until browned lightly.

Remove the sausage from the pan, leaving the fat, and add the diced ham to brown lightly.

Add 2 cups of minced onions to the pan and sauté for 8-10 minutes until translucent and lightly browned.

Combine the cooked sausage, ham, onions, 1/4 cup of minced parsley, 2 cups of cooked rice, 1/2 teaspoon ground sage, 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds, 3 cloves of garlic, salt, pepper, and 1 beaten egg in a large bowl and mix well to create the stuffing.

Prepare the savoy cabbage by cutting out the core about 2-2.5 inches deep and discarding any tough outer leaves.

Boil water in a large pot and drop in the cabbage leaves for 3-4 minutes until pliable.

Remove the leaves and set aside to cool.

Render 2 tablespoons of pork fat in a frying pan and add diced onion and carrot to cook until tender.

Prepare 10-12 slices of lean salt pork, approximately 4 by 1.5 inches and 3/8 inch thick, to use in the dish.

Stuff each cabbage leaf with the filling and roll tightly, tucking in the sides.

Arrange the stuffed cabbage rolls in a baking dish, seam side down, and layer with the salt pork slices.

Cover the dish and bake in the oven for 2.5 to 3 hours.

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