Unstuffed Cabbage

[Wanderlost]

I love stuffed cabbage, but hate the work, so I came up with an easier way.

Unstuffed Cabbage

1 1/2 to 2 lb lean ground beef or turkey or Lil Smokies (sliced)
1 Tbsp oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small cabbage, chopped
2 cans (14.5 oz each) diced tomatoes
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1/2 cups water
1 Tbsp Worchestershire sauce
1 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 1/2 tsp sea salt

In a large saute pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the ground beef/turkey and onion and cook, stirring, until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender. If using Lil Smokies, add with cabbage.

Add the garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute.

Add the chopped cabbage, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water and spices. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until cabbage is tender (at least 30 minutes).

Yield: Serves 8 to 10.

[Super_Dave]

For this recipe, I use jar spaghetti sauce for the tomato ingredients.

[NYCgrrl]

Thanks for this especially from the man; right up his alley:).

[dewey02]

I like your idea of a quick recipe.
But being raised in a Polish home, Polish stuffed cabbage Golabki (pronounced go-womb-key) is made with a mix of ground beef and ground pork with some rice mixed in. 🙂

So I will try your quick stuffed cabbage recipe (with my modification) and I think it will be good! But I'll probably call it Lazy Golabki.
My mom had a similar short cut for Pierogi and she always called it Lazy Pierogi, as it eliminated the rolling of the pierogi dough.

(Apologies for the incorrect spelling of Golabki, but when I tried to use the slashed L or the ogonek under the letter a, RV net would not accept my post.)

[Janss]

Been doing basically that same recipe for years. I think it's a good one too. Hmmm...next time I'll have to try adding Worchestershire sauce!