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Dalmatian Style Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Cabbage without onion without garlic

Dalmatian Style Meatballs and Cabbage in Tomato Sauce without onion without garlic

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Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 50 minutes
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 181 kcal
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Ingredients
  

Meatball

  • 1 ½ lb ground meat 700g
  • ½ cup uncooked rice 80g
  • 1½ teaspoons parsley flakes
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

Cabbage

  • 4 cups shredded cabbage 400g

Tomato sauce

  • cooking oil - enough to cover the bottom of your pot
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • ⅓ cup tomato paste 80ml
  • 11 cups water 2.5l
  • salt to taste
  • sugar to taste (optional)

Instructions
 

Meatball

  • Mix ground meat with rice, parsley flakes, salt, and pepper. Shape it into balls. It should be a bit smaller than a tennis ball.

Cabbage

  • Shred the cabbage on a cheese grater.

Tomato Sauce

  • Add the oil to a pot and heat over medium-low heat. Add shredded cabbage and a pinch of salt. Salute it all together for a few minutes (the cabbage should be soft).
  • Add flour to the cabbage and saute with constant stirring for a minute. Flour needs to blend in with the cabbage, and not have any lumps.
  • Add tomato paste, and saute with constant stirring until the tomato paste is combined with cabbage.
  • Add shaped meatballs, water, and salt. Simmer for 50 minutes, and gently stir occasionally.
  • In the end, add a bit of sugar to increase the sweetness of the cabbage and tomato.
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