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Keto Cabbage Rolls

Keto Cabbage Rolls Recipe

Jennifer Zhang
Delicious Keto Cabbage Rolls that are low-carb and loaded with flavor - one of my favorite dinner recipes. Easy to make in an Instant Pot or Crockpot.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 135 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cabbage Roll Ingredients

  • 1 head Green Cabbage
  • ½ pound Ground Pork
  • 1 pound Ground Beef
  • 1 small Onion diced
  • 3 tablespoon Fresh Parsley chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 ½ cups Cauliflower Rice

Sauce Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups Keto Tomato Sauce
  • 1 cup Beef Broth
  • 1 clove Garlic minced
  • teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
  • ½ teaspoon Salt

Instructions
 

  • To start, take your cabbage and remove its core using your fingers or a few utensils. Then place the entire head of cabbage into a large pot that you fill with boiling salted water.
  • When filling this pot, be sure not to add too much salt, for you accidentally make the cabbage itself too salty to taste, which can alter the flavor of the cabbage rolls later in the recipe.
  • Once in the boiling water, the cabbage head should only cook for about three minutes before being ready. You can tell when the leaves begin to pull away easily from the head; if you need to use any strength, let it boil for another minute.
  • After the leaves are pulled away from the head, let it cook for about three minutes more, and remove the outer leaves as they soften progressively. You want 15 big leaves to make your cabbage rolls and fill them with the stuffing we will prepare.
  • Once you have your 15 leaves, let them cool on a plate, then cut the thick center stem from each leaf individually. We’d recommend using a thin but sharp knife or a similar instrument.
  • Now it’s time to make the filling! To do this, sauté your onion in a pan using olive oil. Let it cool after sautéing it for between 5 and 10 minutes, then combine the onion with the ground beef, pork, salt, pepper, parsley, and cauliflower rice. Mix all this in a pan and cook for a few minutes.
  • Lay a cabbage leaf on a big plate with the stem in front of you. Then put about 3 tablespoons of the meat mixture in the center, closer to you. Flip the right side of the leaf up to the middle, flip the left side up, and roll the cabbage up entirely.
  • If done correctly, you should have a neatly wrapped cabbage roll that won’t easily fall apart and still the delicious meat mixture over the plate. Do this process repeatedly until you have a few leaves remaining. You should have between 10 and 12 cabbage rolls depending on your leaf sizes.
  • Next, lying your Instant Pot with a few cabbage leaves on the bottom. You can place your cabbage rolls seam-side down, which prevents them from splitting open during the rest of the cooking process.
  • Progressively stack the cabbage rolls on top of each other in layers as you run out of space at the bottom, taking care not to spill any of the meat mixtures as you work. We’d also recommend sprinkling a little salt on top of each layer as you stack the cabbage rolls higher and higher. This gives the entire batch an extra bit of zest.
  • Now make the sauce using the above ingredients. You can do this by mixing it in a bowl; nothing needs to be warmed up, so you can do it with a regular spoon and without heat.
  • Once the sauce has been mixed, pour it over the roll's top and drain it to the bottom. Now close the Instant Pot top and let it pressure cook for about 18 minutes. Once the timer has gone up, wait five minutes before releasing the pressure so they can properly cook.

Notes

Net Carbs: 2.0g

Nutrition

Serving: 1cabbage roll | Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.5g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 11g | Fiber: 0.5g | Net Carbs: 2g

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