Golabki Polish Cabbage Rolls - Healthy

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Recipe's preparation

For the cabbage

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
2. Remove the large, damaged outer leaves of the cabbage and discard.
3. Carefully peel off the large cabbage leaves from the head of the cabbage, setting aside the leaves that are whole and big enough to stuff.
4. Blanch the cabbage leaves in the pot of water, boiling for 4-5 minutes.
5. Drain the cabbage in a colander and run the leaves under cold water. Lay the leaves out on a cutting board and pat dry with a paper towel.

For the sauce

1. Pour the oil into the thermomix oil. Add the garlic and saute at 100 degrees for 1 minute On "Gentle stir setting"
2. Add the can of diced tomatoes with their juices to the thermomix, cook on 100 and "Gentle stir setting"  for 3 minutes.
3. Add the vinegar and sugar; cook on 85 and "Gentle stir setting"  until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
4. Season with the salt and pepper and pour into a bowl. 

Bringing it together

1. MAKE THE ONION AND GARLIC MIXTURE
2. In the thermomix add the olive oil. Saute' the onion and the garlic for about 5 minutes On 85 degrees and speed 1
3. Add in the tomato paste, wine and 1/4 cup of the prepared tomato sauce on speed 2 and 85 degrees.
4. PREPARE THE FILLING
5. In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, Add the egg, the cooked buckwheat, the sauteed onion and garlic mixture and the salt and pepper.
6. Stir or toss the filling together using your hands to combine. Set aside.
7. TO ASSEMBLE
8. Pour ½ cup of the tomato sauce onto the bottom of a 13x9 inch baking dish. Spread the sauce with a spoon so it covers the entire bottom of the dish.
9. Take each cabbage leaf and place ¼ to ⅓ cup of the filling in the center. Fold the base of the leaf up and over the filling until it's completely covered.
10. Fold the sides in and roll up the cabbage to enclose the filling.
11. Place the cabbage rolls side by side in rows, seam side down in the baking dish.
12. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees .
13. Pour the remaining tomato sauce over the cabbage rolls. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour until the meat is cooked.