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plainpat 10-13-2010 03:38 AM

Have made cabbage rolls many times, but not in a Slo Cooker.Had fresh cabbage & made the same as always.After 4hrs on low,I could tell they were done.

The results were nasty.....over cooked gray cabbage & just an ugly looking dish.We tasted the filling....just to be sure the meat wasn't bad, but the filling was fine....tho very over cooked.

I usually stick with soups/chili/beans in Slo Cooker & will not use it to make CR again!

Have you ever had a SC disaster?

amma 10-13-2010 10:29 AM

Sometimes you need to decrease the amount of liquids and cooking times... I found this out after a few disasters myself :(

plainpat 10-13-2010 11:08 AM

DH doesn't like many foods cooked in the SC.....but this was a disaster.It's back to *350 oven for me :lol:



Originally Posted by amma
Sometimes you need to decrease the amount of liquids and cooking times... I found this out after a few disasters myself :(


np3 10-13-2010 05:47 PM

Been there, done that! It happens when you experiment!

CarrieAnne 10-14-2010 04:37 AM

Not a slow cooker disaster, but a stir fry one. I tried to make a shrimp stirfry, and somehow it ended up looking like there was pieces of play doh in it. LOL, we ate pizza that night!

Quilt-Till-U-Wilt 10-16-2010 08:54 AM

I have cabbage rolls cooking in my slow cooker right now. Only made them once before but they were good.
12 cabbage leaves ( I used about 9)
Combine-1 lb. ground beef browned and drained
1 egg beaten
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 cup cooked rice (I use less)
Boil cabbage leaves in water 3 minutes and drain. Mix other ingredients together and put generous 1/4 cup in each cabbage leaf and roll up.
Mix- 1- 8 oz. can tomato sauce, 1 Tablespoon brown sugar,1 Tablespoon lemon juice, and 1 teas. worcestershire sauce. Place rolls in crockpot, pour sauce over and cook on low 8 hrs. (I double the sauce) All slow cookers are different but a true slow cooker should cook slow. I have a Hamilton Beach programmable one and I love it. The one I had before cooked fast and I could never tell when anything would be done.
Lori

plainpat 10-16-2010 09:48 AM

Thanks,Lori....your recipe is close to mine....I mix the meat like a meat loaf & don't cook it ahead.Have been wondering if my slo cooker could be the culprit....as some things cook too fast for my tastes.It's not programmable....maybe I need to look into a new one.


Originally Posted by Quilt-Till-U-Wilt
I have cabbage rolls cooking in my slow cooker right now. Only made them once before but they were good.
12 cabbage leaves ( I used about 9)
Combine-1 lb. ground beef browned and drained
1 egg beaten
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 cup cooked rice (I use less)
Boil cabbage leaves in water 3 minutes and drain. Mix other ingredients together and put generous 1/4 cup in each cabbage leaf and roll up.
Mix- 1- 8 oz. can tomato sauce, 1 Tablespoon brown sugar,1 Tablespoon lemon juice, and 1 teas. worcestershire sauce. Place rolls in crockpot, pour sauce over and cook on low 8 hrs. (I double the sauce) All slow cookers are different but a true slow cooker should cook slow. I have a Hamilton Beach programmable one and I love it. The one I had before cooked fast and I could never tell when anything would be done.
Lori


gmaybee 10-17-2010 04:30 PM

I've cooked my cabbage rolls in my slow cooker and in my oven. They come out tasting the same either way.

plainpat 10-18-2010 01:07 AM

Thanks for the info.Has to be my slo cooker. I've thought for some time it gets hotter than it should when set on low. Gonna get rid of it & buy a new one.


Originally Posted by gmaybee
I've cooked my cabbage rolls in my slow cooker and in my oven. They come out tasting the same either way.


blueangel 10-03-2011 06:36 PM

I have made cabbage rolls in my slow cooker that turned out good.


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