Easy Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients

• (1) One Pound Lean Hamburger
• (1/2) One-Half Cup Basmati Rice, boiled
• (1) One Small-Medium Head SAVOY (curly-leaf) Cabbage
• (2) Two Chopped Green Onions (including green tops, for color)
• ROUND Toothpicks for skewers (not flat variety). One per roll
• (1) One Raw Egg
• (1 Tbsp) Vegetable Oil (Canola, Olive Oil, Grape Seed Oil, etc.)
• Spices, Salt, Dill Weed (optional to taste)

Method

1. Brown the hamburger until cooked, adding spices, chopped onion and salt/spices to taste.
2. When cooked, drain excess liquid if present.
3. Empty hamburger into large mixing bowl and set aside.
4. Separately, boil one-half cup Basmati rice until plump and soft.
5. Drain, rinse lightly if necessary to cool. Add to cooked hamburger and fold-in coarsely.
6. Break one raw egg and blend in. The egg will help "bind" the mix firmly when cooked.
7. Have a medium-large pot with lid available. Place one tablespoon of Vegetable Oil (Canola, Olive Oil, etc.) in pot. This helps the cabbage rolls not stick to the bottom of the pot, and adds additional flavor the finished product.
8. Tear full leaves from Savoy cabbage.
9. Using a spoon, place a large tablespoon or more of the hamburger-rice mixture into the center of leaf.
10. Fold sides in and next, roll or fold the remaining ends up, base first and top of leaf covers base of leaf, forming a tubular roll. Savoy cabbage folds easily without breakage and is ideal for this purpose.
11. Skewer each roll shut using a single ROUND toothpick.
12. Place in medium pot, skewer-side UP. Repeat until the bottom of the pot is packed snuggly.
13. Add enough water to cover the rolls halfway up their sides, but not submerged. Otherwise, the cooking water gets into the roll and soaks the meat.
14. Cook on stovetop at medium heat, with lid on, until the cabbage is tender. A sprig of whole or shake of dehydrated dill weed is welcome for aroma and flavor. The hamburger, being pre-cooked, is secondary to having the cabbage fully cooked. The cabbage becomes slightly opaque when done.

Serve hot. Remove toothpick if served with tomato sauce topping (optional suggestion for variety). Can be eaten a side, or main dish. Delicious!

Enjoy!