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Alternative cabbage rolls

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Ingredients:
CABBAGE LEAVES
1 ea Head cabbage
Water, to poach
1 pinchSalt
FILLING
1 cupBulgur
1 3/4 cupBoiling water
1/2 cupPine nuts, toasted, ground
1 tbspOil
1 largeOnion, finely diced
3 ea Garlic cloves, minced
1 largeCarrot, finely diced
1 tspThyme
1 tbspBasil
2 tspSweet Hungarian paprika
2 tbspSoy sauce
Black pepper, to taste
SAUCE
4 largeTomatoes
2 ea Garlic cloves
1 tspBasil
1 tbspParsley
1 pinchOregano
1/2 cupWater
Procedures:
1Bring water & salt to a boil in a pot large enough to hold the whole head of cabbage.
2When it boils, place the whole cabbage in the pot & poach it until the outer leaves can be pulled away without tearing.
3Set aside 8 large leaves with no holes in them.
4Place bulgur in a bowl & pour boiling water over.
5Fluff with a fork & set aside until all the water has been absorbed.
6Fluff occasionally.
7When the water has been absorbed, mix in the ground pine nuts.
8Heat oil in a skillet.
9Saute the onion, garlic & carrots over a low heat for about 5 minutes.
10Be careful not to overcook the vegetables, but you do need them to be soft.
11Stir in the herbs & the paprika & saute for a few minutes longer.
12Mix in the soy sauce & cook for another minute.
13Remove from the heat & mix into the prepared bulgur-pine nut mixture.
14Stir well, grind in black pepper & check the seasoning.
15Place an eighth of the filling on each cabbage leaf & roll up, folding in the sides as you roll, ensuring that you have a tight roll.
16Transfer to a large baking dish, lightly oiled.
17Put all the sauce ingredients in a food processor & puree into a light sauce.
18Pour over the cabbage rolls.
19Cover with foil & bake in a preheated oven at 350f for 40 minutes.
20Serve over rice