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July 1, 2022

Vegan Stuffed Cabbage

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A fun way of preparing cabbage. Have you ever tried making cabbage rolls? This recipe just might inspire you.

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Stuffed Cabbage

A little background 

The history of stuffed cabbage is uncertain, all that is known is that it’s lineage came from Jewish cooking as far back as 2000 years ago. Recipes differ depending on the Jewish community’s region. Romanians and Northern Poles prefer savory while Jews from Galicia and Ukraine prefer sweet and sour. It is also called many names. Sarmi, Sarmale, Sarma, Holishkls, Golabki to name a few. Traditionally stuffed with a variety of ground meat. But in this recipe we will be making it vegan as we always do. Updating traditional recipes making it healthier and tastier.

Vegan stuffed cabbage

Ingredients 

  • Head of Cabbage – our good green leafy friend
  • Vegan meat – feel free to try out different brands. I used impossible for this one. 
  • Onions – it always starts with an onion
  • Kale – we love kale, full of vitamins and minerals
  • Beans – will add heartiness to this dish
  • Marinara – we used Trader Joe’s Vegan Marinara
  • Vegan Cheese – traditionally, it doesn’t call for vegan cheese, but I added it just for kicks. 
Vegan Stuffed Cabbage

Steps

  • Core cabbage and submerge in a pot of boiling water.
  • Prepare filling. Sauté onions till aroma fills up the air. Toss in vegan meat, keep stirring seasoning as you go. Add in your kale and beans. I used mushroom seasoning and coconut aminos for seasoning. set aside.
  • Make sure cabbage leaves are fully cooked. The hard fibrous center taken out. As it cooks in the pot and softens, its good to gently dismantle the cabbage. If you feel that it is still hard to roll with. Just put it back to the water.
  • Assemble and bake. Roll each leaf with stuffing as if you were rolling a small burrito.
    lay them nicely in a cast iron pan or a baking pan. Pour the tomato sauce and vegan cheese (optional), bake till bubbly piping hot and serve.
Photos of the process

Take aways

Really cook the leaves in this dish. I could have made the leaves softer. Use flax egg to bind the filling, i skipped this step but i imagined the filling wont be as crumbly if I used a binder. Take the fibrous middle part of the cabbage leaf.

Use this recipe as an inspiration. feel free to substitute ingredients and make it your own. Happy cooking!

Vegan stuffed cabbage

Vegan Stuffed Cabbage

A fun way of preparing cabbage. Stuffing it with creative flavorful filling.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Fusion
Servings 4
Calories 450 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cabbage
  • 16 Oz Vegan Meat
  • 1 Can Beans
  • 1 Piece Onion
  • 1 Cup Kale
  • Drizzle Olive oil
  • 16 Oz Marinara
  • 8 Oz vegan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Prepare and cook cabbage. Core cabbage using a knife. In a pot of salted boiling water cook cabbage till leaves are soft. Be sure to set aside outer layers of cooked cabbage leaf as you go along. Outer leaves will soften faster than inner leaves. Make sure leaves are thoroughly cooked and soft enough to wrap with.
    1 Cabbage
  • Create your filling. In a pan sauté your aromatics. For this one we used onions, let aromas fill up your kitchen or home. Add your vegan meat, for this one we used Impossible meat. Stirring every once in a while to develop browning. Next is the beans and kale. Season as you go with aminos, pink Himalayan salt and mushroom powder.
    16 Oz Vegan Meat, 1 Piece Onion, 1 Cup Kale, 1 Can Beans
  • Make rolls wrapping your vegan meat mixture with the softened cabbage leaves. Arrange in a baking dish or a cast iron pan. Pour in Marinara to cover the tolls. Top with vegan cheese.
    16 Oz Marinara, 8 Oz vegan cheese, Drizzle Olive oil
  • Pop it in the oven at around 450 for 30 minutes till piping hot and vegan cheese is melted.
  • let rest for 20 minutes and serve with delight.

Notes

Feel free to create your own filling! Maybe cook up some chopped vegetables, mushrooms and grains. Maybe some legumes and healthy nuts. Make use of healthy seasonings too like coconut aminos and pink Himalayan salt. Learn and explore, create and make it your own. No two meals are exactly the same, just like moments in our lives. So make each one great! Thanks for being here. 
Keyword sarma, sarmale, stuffed cabbage, vegan

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