SAVOY CABBAGE MEAT ROLLS
1 savoy cabbage
[8 large outer leaves]
1+½ teaspoon caraway seeds
400 g ground meat
[just beef or mixed]
1 medium onion
1 clove garlic
1 egg
pinch nutmeg
1-2 tablespoon mustard
50 g bacon [cubed]
500 ml broth
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
hand full bread crumbs
1-2 teaspoons cornstarch
_ remove outer [dryer] leaves of the cabbage
_ pick 8 good looking, large leaves
_ cut out the hard bottom part of the leaves
_ in a large [seriously large] pot bring water with a good pinch salt and 1 teaspoon caraway to a boil
_ add cabbage to the boiling water and boil for 4-5 minutes
_ immediately pour into a sieve and rinse with ice cold water [to stop the cooking process]
_ place on a board and cut of the top of the center rib [so the leave is flat]
_ finely chop onion and garlic
_ with a little oil fry the meat [just until most of it has turned its color]
_ combine onion, garlic, meat, nutmeg, egg, mustard and ½ teaspoon caraway
_ season with salt and pepper
_ add bread crumbs until mixture comes together [like a very smooth dough - or meat paddies]
_ place ⅛ of the mixture in the center of one of the cabbage leaves [spread evenly - leaving a 2cm boarder on all sides]
_ fold in the sides and roll shut [starting from the leave tip]
_ keep the roll from opening up with a kitchen yarn
_ heat bacon in a large pot
_ once it starts to loose some fat add the cabbage rolls
_ slightly brown from all sides
_ deglaze with broth
_ reduce temperature, cover and simmer for 30 minutes [turning rolls once in a while to keep from burning to the bottom]
_ remove rolls from pan
_ bring remaining liquid to a boil [season with more salt and pepper if needed]
_ thicken sauce with 1 to 2 teaspoons corn starch [depending how much liquid is left]
_ serve cabbage rolls with potatoes [or mashes potatoes] and drizzle with sauce
KOHLROULADEN
1 Wirsingkohl
[8 große äußere Blätter]
1+½ Teelöffel Kümmel
400 g Hackfleisch
[nur Rindfleisch oder gemischt]
1 mittelgroße Zwiebel
1 Zehe Knoblauch
1 Ei
Prise Muskatnuss
1-2 Esslöffel Senf
50 g Speckwürfel
500 ml Brühe
½ Teelöffel Salz
1 Teelöffel Pfeffer
Hand voll Semmelbrösel
1-2 Teelöffel Maisstärke