Helene Dsouza The German inspired, healthier vegetarian stuffed cabbage rolls are prepared from scratch with fresh ingredients. I recommend to serve them with the sauce in this recipe! Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes 4.89 from 9 votes

This is my take on Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe.

The healthier stuffed cabbage rolls recipe is based on the German/Bavarian Krautwickel (aka Kohlrouladen).

Get the step by step recipe (with pictures) for the vegetarian stuffed cabbage rolls further below, and learn how to make the healthier German stuffed cabbage rolls from scratch:

The stuffed meatless cabbage rolls recipe was inspired from a cookbook, in fact a German friend had send me a neat Bavarian Cookbook to Goa a few years ago, which has been published by GU in the German speaking countries.

Unfortunately, that book doesn’t exist in English but this Bavarian cookbook here looks promising too.

The book includes dishes which are common in Bavaria (Germany) as well as in the alps in Tyrol and Salzburg (Austria).

Dishes such as Semmelknödel (Bread dumplings), Sauerkraut and Trout with Butter Parsley Potatoes are commonly shared traditional dishes across the country borders.

Stuffed cabbage rolls are a delicacy in central Europe.

Apparently this is also a common dish all over east Europe.

Here is a list of names and variations, so basically stuffed cabbage rolls are a European thing. 😉

However, a vegetarian stuffed cabbage rolls recipe is less commonly found.

This particular stuffed cabbage roll recipe in the book was full-on veg!

Imagine my excitement, simply because our daily meals in central Europe are mostly dominated by meat.

Not that I am against meat, I love it and some of the delicious posts on this page proof my “addiction” for the red flesh, but sometimes its nice to just go veg for a meal or two.

Do you know what I mean?

So I followed the recipe and cooked the meal.

Then I did it again and now its part of our monthly meal planning, however, over time I modified the rolls dramatically into healthier German stuffed Cabbage Rolls.

The vegetarian stuffed cabbage rolls are healthier because they are stuffed with fresh vegetables and I have added Turmeric Powder to make it even more crazy tasty!

The rolls come with a quick & easy to prepare orange-colored sauce.

Pour the sauce just before serving over the veg rolls and you will see how it enhances the flavors in such a beautiful way.

You can garnish with parsley or you can use coriander/cilantro too if you want to make it a bit “Asian”.

That’s up to you!

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Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe The German inspired, healthier vegetarian stuffed cabbage rolls are prepared from scratch with fresh ingredients. I recommend to serve them with the sauce in this recipe! 4.89 from 9 votes Print Pin Prep Time: 50 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Servings: 6 Servings Calories: 246 kcal Recipe by: Helene Dsouza Ingredients For the Rolls 4 small Potatoes 4 small Potatoes

1 small Carrot 1 small Carrot

2.1 ounces Broccoli 2.1 ounces Broccoli

2 medium Onions 2 medium Onions

4 cloves Garlic 4 cloves Garlic

4 fluid ounces Milk little more then half a cup 4 fluid ounces Milk little more then half a cup

1 Tablespoon Butter 1 Tablespoon Butter

1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder optional 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder optional

pinch Nutmeg pinch Nutmeg

pinch Salt pinch Salt

pinch Black Pepper pinch Black Pepper

6 large Cabbage leaves 3 will be cut into half 6 large Cabbage leaves 3 will be cut into half For the Sauce 7/8 cup Broth almost 1 Cup 7/8 cup Broth almost 1 Cup

¾ cup Cream ¾ cup Cream

½ cup Tomato Paste ½ cup Tomato Paste

Parsley chopped, fresh, garnish Parsley chopped, fresh, garnish You will also need… Kitchen twine to hold the cabbage parcels Kitchen twine to hold the cabbage parcels Instructions show steps hide steps Peel your potatoes and carrot and cut them into small dice. Cute the Broccoli into smaller pieces. Cook the veggies until al dente/ not too soft.

Peel the Onion and Garlic and chop. Fry with some oil for a short time and keep aside.

Strain veggies (keep veg stock aside for later) and separate potatoes from carrot and broccoli. Place potato to pot and add the milk and butter. Heat up the pan and mash the whole content well.



Place the pot on the stove and cook, add the broccoli & carrots to the mash, season with turmeric powder, nutmeg, salt and pepper. You can safe the vegetable broth to make the sauce later on.

Add in half amount of the previously fried garlic and onion from step 2 (the other half will be required for the sauce).

Mix the stuffing well! Remove from the heat and keep aside to cool a bit.

Add some water to a pot, heat it up and place the cabbage leafs into the water. Allow them to cook for 8 minutes. Take them out of the water once they are soft and cool them shortly under cold water.

Place one large cabbage leaf on your working space and place a large leaf on top. Add 1-2 Tablespoons full of stuffing into the center.

Now wrap by pulling the side leaf parts into the center. Then gently fold it in on top and down as well. Keep on holding it together!





Take a kitchen twine to hand (about 60 centimeter long). Hold on your parcel and turn it top side down.

Take the string underneath the parcel and take it back up, lock the two strings and take the string lengthwise, turn the parcel and lock again the 2 strings with each other.



Come back towards the other side and make a knot. It's just like parceling a gift!

Then place the parcels into the pan and fry on one side first, turn and fry the other side so that it gets some color.



Take the rolls out once finished fried and place the previously fried onion and garlic into the pan. Add the veg broth, the cream, the tomato paste and season a bit with salt and pepper and create the sauce. Cook for a 3 minutes until done.

Serve the Veg Rolls hot, topped with the sauce and some Parsley (or coriander to make it a bit Asian) Notes Adapted from Bayerisch kochen Krautwickerl You can substitute the broccoli with cauliflower too. Nutrition Nutrition Facts Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe Amount Per Serving Calories 246 Calories from Fat 126 % Daily Value* Fat 14g 22% Saturated Fat 9g 45% Cholesterol 48mg 16% Sodium 371mg 15% Potassium 924mg 26% Carbohydrates 27g 9% Fiber 5g 20% Sugar 7g 8% Protein 6g 12% Vitamin A 2475IU 50% Vitamin C 38.1mg 46% Calcium 125mg 13% Iron 4.7mg 26% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Made this? Get featured! Mention @real.masalaherb or tag #masalaherb

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