Quick Young Cabbage with Ground Meat

Ingredients

For the ground meat base:

• 700 g ground meat

• 1 large onion, diced

• 2 medium carrots, grated

• 1 medium tomato, diced (or 2 tbsp tomato paste)

• 2–3 fresh garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

• Salt, to taste

• Black pepper, to taste

• 1 tsp sweet paprika powder

• 1 tsp chmeli suneli spice mix (a Georgian herb blend)

For the cabbage:

• 700 g young white cabbage, cut into large leaf or “flower”-like pieces

• 1 liter water

• 1 tbsp salt for blanching

Step-by-Step Instructions