Vegetables & LegumesDifficulty: medium

Malfouf (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)

Name: Malfouf (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 large green cabbage; 250 g ground lamb or beef; 150 g short-grain rice, rinsed; 1 onion, grated; 1 tsp allspice, 1 tsp salt, pepper; 8 garlic cloves, sliced; Juice of 2 lemons; 3 tbsp (45 ml) olive oil; 2 tomatoes, sliced (for the pot base)

Cabbage leaves rolled around spiced rice and lamb, packed in a pot with garlic and lemon until tender — the Levant's cozy winter pot.

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1Core the cabbage; blanch leaves 2 min until flexible; trim thick ribs.

2Mix meat, rice, onion, allspice, salt.

3Roll 2 tbsp filling in each leaf, snug but not tight.

4Line pot with tomato slices; pack rolls; add garlic, oil, water to cover, a plate on top.

5Simmer low 1 h. Add lemon juice last 10 min. Rest before turning out.