Thai Beef Cabbage Roll Bake

By oldbklady

Ingredients

• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp garlic cloves, minced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3/4 lb ground beef, browned
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tbs brown sugar
• 3 tbs lime juice
• 1/4 c. peanuts, chopped
• 1 sm cabbage, 12 lg leaves gently removed
• 1 8 oz. tomato sauce
• 1 tsp ground ginger, garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Crushed red pepper, optional
• Bread or brown rice

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Blanche the cabbage leaves. Place 2 or 3 leaves at a time in a pot of boiling water for 2 minutes. Then remove carefully with tongs and plunge into cold water.

In a large skillet, add the sesame oil with the garlic, onions, ground beef, ground ginger, brown sugar, and lime juice. Cook until meat has browned.

Stir in the chopped peanuts.

Preheat oven to 350.

To make the rolls, pat dry the cabbage leaves and cut out the hard stem. Spoon the meat mixture into the cabbage leaf and roll up. Place seam side down in a glass baking dish.

Make up all the rolls. Then mix together tomato sauce with the ginger, garlic powder, and salt. Pour it over all the rolls.

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

Serve with bread or brown rice.