UNSTUFFED CABBAGE (SWEET AND
SOUR MEATBALLS)
 
1 sm. head of cabbage
1 med. onion, diced
1 (15 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
2 sm. cans tomato sauce
Lemon juice to taste
3/4 c. brown sugar (to taste)
1/2 c. honey
6 to 8 ginger snap cookies (optional)
2 lbs. chop meat
1/2 c. uncooked rice
Salt, onion powder to taste
Raisins, optional

Dice cabbage; put in large pot with diced onion, stewed tomatoes and 16 ounces water. Cook until tender about 1/2 hour. Add tomato sauce and more water if necessary. Alternate brown sugar, lemon juice and honey to make sweet and sour taste.

Season meat with salt and onion powder and add rice to meat. Form meatballs and drop into pot. Cook until meat is brown (3/4 hour). If meat juices dilute the flavor of the sauce, add more lemon juice, honey and brown sugar to taste. Tastes even better after frozen. Enjoy!

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Unstuffed Cabbage (Sweet and Sour Meatballs)
   #188683
 Varda (Israel) says:
I found this recipe years ago, and it is one of my go-to recipes for holiday meals. Always a hit!

I have tried to make a - vegan no-oil, non-factory-made-veggie-meatball version. With no success. The non-meatballs fall apart in the sauce. Could you please make or suggest a recipe for this?

 

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