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December 29, 2004
Pigs 'n' Blankets
Pigs 'n' Blankets (German Version) Submitted by AKathy
My Great Grandmother's recipe for Pigs in the Blanket.
1 pound hamburger
1 cup long grain rice, raw (not instant)
2 TBSP. finely minced onion
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 medium head cabbage
4 cups tomato juice
1/2 cup ketchup
4 TBSP. Worchestershire sauce
* Cut core out of cabbage and place in large pot with a couple inches of water. Cover and steam. Remove cabbage leaves as they become soft and pliable. In the meantime, mix tomato juice, ketchup and Worchestershire sauce. Then mix one cup of this sauce with hamburger, rice, onion, salt and pepper. Take 1/2 to 3/4 cup of hamburger mixture and wrap with a cabbage leave. Place in greased casserole, seam side down. Repeat till all hamburger mixture is used. Put extra cabbage leaves on top of cabbage rolls. Pour rest of sauce over and cover and bake at 300 degrees for 3-4 hours. If it appears dry while baking, add tomato juice. My Great-Grandmother made this every Sunday for a side dish with whatever she was making for dinner. We use it as a main dish and just serve bread and maybe a fruit salad with it. My Husband, who is not German calls these "those big meatballs" This is one of those family favorites that Allison always requests when I go to Texas to visit her. Hope you like it!
Posted by at December 29, 2004 09:30 PM