{"id":1467,"date":"2015-12-31T12:44:56","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T12:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2015-12-31T12:44:56","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T12:44:56","slug":"john-dans-cabbage-rolls-the-perfect-meal-for-a-trudeau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/?p=1467","title":{"rendered":"John Dan&#8217;s Cabbage Rolls  (the perfect meal for a Trudeau)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was sixteen when Pierre Trudeau swept back into power in 1980. Months before the election, as a &#8220;Young Liberal,&#8221; I attended a fundraising dinner dressed in a shiny blue kimono-styled dress at the Ukrainian Hall in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the keynote speaker\u2014Trudeau himself. \u00a0On his way to the podium he stopped at my table and touched my arm. &#8220;I like your dress, &#8221; he said, flashing that same devilish smile that had repatriated a constitution. I gazed up, my mouth full of Ukrainian food and smiled the way you do when you&#8217;ve been eating cabbage. He winked and went on his way. I&#8217;ve loved shiny dresses, cabbage rolls and Trudeaus&#8217; ever since.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1475\" style=\"width: 248px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/handsome-pierre.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1475\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/handsome-pierre.jpg\" alt=\"Pierre Trudeau\" width=\"238\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pierre Trudeau<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A spicier, meatier version of the Ukrainian favourite, John Dan&#8217;s (well, actually his wife&#8217;s) Scottish version of cabbage rolls is the perfect combination of sweetness and fire, not unlike a Trudeau.\u00a0Although there are a thousand different recipes for cabbage rolls (many of them meatless) John Dan&#8217;s recipe is the only one you&#8217;ll ever need. A long-time holiday family favourite it&#8217;s one of the few recipes I&#8217;ve never altered.<\/p>\n<p>So to celebrate the return of a Liberal government in Canada, let&#8217;s throw on a shiny dress and bring in the new year Scottish-Ukrainian style a` la Trudeau! \u00a0Justin&#8217;s gonna love it!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1477\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/justin_trudeau.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1477\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/justin_trudeau-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Trudeau\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/justin_trudeau-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/justin_trudeau-600x461.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/justin_trudeau-940x722.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/justin_trudeau.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Trudeau<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>John Dan&#8217;s Cabbage Rolls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 large cabbage&#8211;Steam\/boil cabbages, removing leaves gradually<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1479\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cabbage-in-the-pot.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1479\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cabbage-in-the-pot-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Cabbage in the pot\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cabbage-in-the-pot-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cabbage-in-the-pot-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cabbage-in-the-pot-940x529.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cabbage in the pot<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1480\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cooked-cabbage-leaves.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1480\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cooked-cabbage-leaves-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"blanched cabbage leaves\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cooked-cabbage-leaves-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cooked-cabbage-leaves-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cooked-cabbage-leaves-940x529.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">blanched cabbage leaves<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Filling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 tsp dried basil<\/p>\n<p>2.5 lbs of ground beef<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp red pepper (or an extra 1\/2 tsp if you like it spicy)<\/p>\n<p>1 cup long grain rice-raw<\/p>\n<p>1 egg<\/p>\n<p>4 large onions\u2014chopped<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 c.lemon juice<\/p>\n<p>4 cloves chopped garlic<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. salt<\/p>\n<p>1 tbsp dried parsley<\/p>\n<p>Mix together, form into rolls and wrap with cabbage leaves<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1482\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ready-to-roll.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1482\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ready-to-roll-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Ready to roll\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ready-to-roll-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ready-to-roll-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ready-to-roll-940x529.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to roll<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1483\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rolling.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1483\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rolling-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rolling-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rolling-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rolling-940x529.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolling<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Sauce (So simple and sooo delicious)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>13oz. can Tomato paste<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp to 1 tsp red pepper (cayenne)<br \/>\n2 cans water<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup brown sugar<br \/>\n1 tsp salt<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup Lemon juice<br \/>\n1 tbsp.parsley<\/p>\n<p>Bay leaf<br \/>\n2 tsp. basil<\/p>\n<p>Simmer sauce ingredients for a half hour. Pour sauce all over the cabbage rolls (reserving some, or even doubling recipe if you want extra sauce for reheating.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1488\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cabbage-Roll-Sauce.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1488\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cabbage-Roll-Sauce-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Cabbage Roll Sauce\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cabbage-Roll-Sauce-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cabbage-Roll-Sauce-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cabbage-Roll-Sauce-940x529.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cabbage Roll Sauce<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1487\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/All-rolled-up.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1487\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/All-rolled-up-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"All rolled up\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/All-rolled-up-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/All-rolled-up-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/All-rolled-up-940x529.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All rolled up<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1486\" style=\"width: 179px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/layering.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1486\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/layering-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Layering\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/layering-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/layering-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/layering-940x1671.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Layering<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Line the bottom of the roaster with sauce and layer the rolls on top, saucing between the layers and finishing with more sauce.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cabbage-rolls-in-roaster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-1484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cabbage-rolls-in-roaster-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"cabbage rolls in roaster\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cabbage-rolls-in-roaster-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cabbage-rolls-in-roaster-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dontburntheribs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cabbage-rolls-in-roaster-940x529.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bake covered at 300 degrees for three hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was sixteen when Pierre Trudeau swept back into power in 1980. 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