Cabbage Rolls with Beef & Bacon
Crispy-edged cabbage leaves stuffed with seasoned ground beef and bacon, pan-fried until golden. A Scandinavian weeknight dinner that tastes like it simmered for hours but hits the table in 20 minutes.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 24g
Ingredients
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Step 1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Carefully peel off 8–10 cabbage leaves, blanch until pliable, ~3 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board.
Step 2
Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high until crispy, ~4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon; reserve 1 tbsp fat in the pan.
Step 3
Brown ground beef, breaking it apart with a spoon, ~5 minutes. Add onion, cook until softened, ~2 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cooked bacon.
Step 4
Lay a cabbage leaf flat. Spoon 2–3 tbsp filling down the center, fold sides in, then roll tightly from bottom. Repeat with remaining leaves.
Step 5
Pour beef broth into the skillet. Arrange rolls seam-side down in the pan. Cover and simmer over medium until rolls are heated through, ~6 minutes.
Step 6
Serve hot, spooning pan liquid over each roll. Finish with salt and black pepper to taste.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot
- large skillet with lid
- slotted spoon
- cutting board
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