Well ... I was thinking about my mom this last couple of weeks, and on my birthday she would make me stuffed cabbage rolls, this was her way of saying she loved me.
She told me the story about moving to Gary, Indiana as a young woman, during World War 2 to work in the steel mills running a crane. All of the men were overseas fighting. She was one of the "Rosey the Riveters" that kept the nation going. She was from a very small town in southern Illinois. Oblong, Illinois. She told me that she met some old Polish lady in Gary, and the woman taught her how to make stuffed cabbage rolls. The dish is simple, times were different then.
I have my mom's handwritten recipe. I wanted to be able to make them "just like Mom's" for our family. When we had them growing up in Indiana, they were called "pigs in the blanket". When I came to Kansas I was somewhere and saw "pigs in a blanket" on the menu, and thought WOW!!! They brought me a hot dog with a biscuit wrapped around it. What a culture shock!!
This Christmas Eve we planned on having prime rib as the main dish. I always try to add something extra that is different. I just knew it would be stuffed cabbage. Well, I followed the recipe and brought them to dinner. Christine must have told my son Josh, because when I arrived he said right off, did you bring the stuffed cabbage? He came out to the car and brought them in. We had to reheat them, but that was ok.... they get better after blending flavors for awhile.
Christine had been working all day making dinner for everyone to enjoy this Christmas Eve night. She had the prime rib, baked potatoes, vegetables and a plated salad that looked fantastic, with the pears she had sliced so perfectly, gorgonzola cheese and pecans. For dessert, coconut cake and pecan pie.
My brother Pat, and his wife Linda came from Arizona, Christine's son Mark and fiance Toshia, my son Josh and his son Eric, Michael his new wife Stephanie and son Jesse came for dinner. As soon my family found out about the stuffed cabbage they all started telling stories about mom making it specially for THEM!!! Around 7:30pm, dinner was ready. The prime rib and "Pigs in the Blanket " went well together.
Christine and I talked about starting our own traditions for holidays, and I think this one just got added.
Here is Mom's recipe: Pigs in the Blanket or Stuffed Cabbage
Rolls 1 lb of hamburger
1 head of cabbage
1 box of Uncle Bens rice w/ herbs 6oz
1 egg
3/4 cup of onions
2 to 3 cloves of garlic
ketchup
1 lg can of tomatoes
Mix together hamburger,rice ,egg,onion,garlic and ketchup.
Steam cabbage and peel back 1 leaf at a time. Save water to use in the cooking. Trim each leaf so it will roll easily when the mixture is inside. Lay leaf on board and add mixture to size of leaf,need to be able to fold over leaf and roll to encase all mixture. Use toothpick to hold in place. Place in pot. (We use a roaster with a lid.) Add cabbage water about an inch on bottom . Pour can of tomatoes on top. Cook at 350 for about and hour.
You have to cook this with Lots of Love.
Merry Christmas to all
Christine and Mike
She told me the story about moving to Gary, Indiana as a young woman, during World War 2 to work in the steel mills running a crane. All of the men were overseas fighting. She was one of the "Rosey the Riveters" that kept the nation going. She was from a very small town in southern Illinois. Oblong, Illinois. She told me that she met some old Polish lady in Gary, and the woman taught her how to make stuffed cabbage rolls. The dish is simple, times were different then.
I have my mom's handwritten recipe. I wanted to be able to make them "just like Mom's" for our family. When we had them growing up in Indiana, they were called "pigs in the blanket". When I came to Kansas I was somewhere and saw "pigs in a blanket" on the menu, and thought WOW!!! They brought me a hot dog with a biscuit wrapped around it. What a culture shock!!
This Christmas Eve we planned on having prime rib as the main dish. I always try to add something extra that is different. I just knew it would be stuffed cabbage. Well, I followed the recipe and brought them to dinner. Christine must have told my son Josh, because when I arrived he said right off, did you bring the stuffed cabbage? He came out to the car and brought them in. We had to reheat them, but that was ok.... they get better after blending flavors for awhile.
Christine had been working all day making dinner for everyone to enjoy this Christmas Eve night. She had the prime rib, baked potatoes, vegetables and a plated salad that looked fantastic, with the pears she had sliced so perfectly, gorgonzola cheese and pecans. For dessert, coconut cake and pecan pie.
My brother Pat, and his wife Linda came from Arizona, Christine's son Mark and fiance Toshia, my son Josh and his son Eric, Michael his new wife Stephanie and son Jesse came for dinner. As soon my family found out about the stuffed cabbage they all started telling stories about mom making it specially for THEM!!! Around 7:30pm, dinner was ready. The prime rib and "Pigs in the Blanket " went well together.
Christine and I talked about starting our own traditions for holidays, and I think this one just got added.
Here is Mom's recipe: Pigs in the Blanket or Stuffed Cabbage
Rolls 1 lb of hamburger
1 head of cabbage
1 box of Uncle Bens rice w/ herbs 6oz
1 egg
3/4 cup of onions
2 to 3 cloves of garlic
ketchup
1 lg can of tomatoes
Mix together hamburger,rice ,egg,onion,garlic and ketchup.
Steam cabbage and peel back 1 leaf at a time. Save water to use in the cooking. Trim each leaf so it will roll easily when the mixture is inside. Lay leaf on board and add mixture to size of leaf,need to be able to fold over leaf and roll to encase all mixture. Use toothpick to hold in place. Place in pot. (We use a roaster with a lid.) Add cabbage water about an inch on bottom . Pour can of tomatoes on top. Cook at 350 for about and hour.
You have to cook this with Lots of Love.
Merry Christmas to all
Christine and Mike
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