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Lamb and Rice Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Blanched cabbage leaves wrapped around a filling of minced lamb, rice and allspice, then packed in layers with garlic, mint and lemon and simmered until tender.

  • Yield6 servings
  • Hands-on1 h 20 min
  • Total2 h 30 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Rolls

  • 1 headgreen cabbage, large
  • 4 clovesgarlic, chopped
  • to tastesalt, for sprinkling
  • 60 mllemon juice
  • 1 tspdried mint

Filling

  • 40 gghee
  • 1onion, finely chopped
  • 750 glamb shoulder, finely chopped or coarsely ground
  • 220 gshort-grain white rice, washed and drained
  • ½ tspground allspice
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Rice
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cabbage
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • Allspice
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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