The BEST Lebanese Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Meat & Rice | All u need to know to cook it like a Pro

Ingredients:
- 2 green cabbages (3.5 lb total)
- water for boiling the cabbages
Stuffing:
- 2 cups Egyptian rice (or short grain rice)
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp Lebanese 7 spices (recipe link below) or you can substitute it with allspice.
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 heaping tbsp tomato paste
- Optional: 2 diced medium tomatoes
Broth:
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 5 minced garlic cloves
- 2 tsp salt
- 8 cups water + 1 cup (added to dissolve the salt) + 1 cup (added while cooking in the end)
- 1 tbsp dried mint
Pot Assembly:
- The outside leaves of the cabbages (please do not throw them)
- 3 medium tomatoes, slices into circles
- 4 full garlic cloves for each layer (total 16)
Cooking time: 1 hour and 30 min.
Check after this time the leaves for doneness, if yours needed more time, check the level of broth and adjust it, if needed (by adding boiled water ~ 1 cup), and resume cooking on low heat for another 15 min then check again.
Link to Lebanese 7 spices recipe:
• Lebanese Seven Spices ...
Enjoy 😃
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[@sabinesturm9416]

Thank you very much for this recipe

[@nourcookslebanese523]

Thank you very much for this beautiful comment 🙏😊

[@marwaelharake7625]

Looks amazing 😍😍😍 will try it next week👍👍

[@nourcookslebanese523]

Thank you very much 😊 it tastes soooo goooood toooo😃 Please let me know if you have any questions and let me know how you find it when you try it ☺️

[@_home_cooking]

The rolls looks delicious!🤗

[@nourcookslebanese523]

Thank you very much 😊 and they taste even more delicious than the way they look😃

[@olivemadinah]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🖤

[@lbeydoun60]

Look delicious. Where can I get the clay cover?

[@nourcookslebanese523]

And it tastes even more delicious than it looks, Lina 😍 I bought the clay cover from a local middle eastern grocery store😃

[@aymnelzarelzar9016]

Since when has Lebanon been stuffing cabbage?

[@skorpiogrl]

Forever and a day 😋