¼cupdry red wine...this homo loves cooking with Chianti :)
kosher salt
black pepper
FOR THE MEAT!
1poundground beef
½poundground pork
½ medium yellow onion, chopped
1Tbspgarlic, minced
1egg
1tspmilk
⅓cupuncooked white rice, rinsed
1headsmooth green cabbage, cored & chopped into 1-inch squares
TOPPINGS!
dollop of sour cream
sprinkle of dry or fresh dill
Instructions
FOR THE SAUCE!
Empty tomato purée, sauce, and wine into a medium pot over medium-low heat.
Fill ½ of the purée can with water, making sure to get all the leftover sauce from the sides like my Nana would. Add it to the pot.
Season with salt and pepper to taste. (Wine taste will eventually cook out)
FOR THE MEAT!
While the sauce is heating up, add beef, pork, onion, garlic, egg, and milk to a large bowl. NO RICE YET! Season with salt and pepper. Mix well.
Roll up a wee little meat patty and sauté it in a wee little pan. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Keep frying off samples until you're satisfied.
Once you're happy with the flavor, add the rinsed rice and mix well.
Form meat into flat little patties. I end up with around 11.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
OHHH, THE CLIMAX!
Gather sauce from stove, meat, and cabbage. Time to build!
In stock pot, layer with cabbage, then meat, then sauce and repeat. I usually end up with a top layer of cabbage, making sure it's covered in sauce.
Cover and bake for 2½ hours. Top cabbage should be completely wilted.
Serve on a plate or in shallow bowls, with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of dry or fresh dill. I love to wipe any remaining sauce up with some good ol' buttered bread.
Notes
JUST THE TIPS!1.) Set up your 'mise en place.' This means do what the recipe tells you to do to the individual ingredients, measure them out, and then place them in separate little bowls/dishes/what-have-you. When it's time to build the recipe, you have everything measured and ready to go. It makes the entire process so much easier and more enjoyable!2.) You have to eat this dish with white bread and butter. It's tits. 69.) OMG DID YOU MAKE THIS?!? Tag @la_faguette_ on IG and hashtag it #lafaguette !