Cabbage Tamales

Directions

1. 1
   Freeze the cabbage leaves or blanch them for about 3 minutes in a large pot of boiling water to soften.
2. 2
   Place the ground beef, rice, tomato sauce, chile powder, garlic, onion, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Mix with your hands until combined. Divide the meat mixture into 8 portions and place the meat on the softened cabbage leaves. Roll the leaves up to form logs and tuck the edges under the logs.
3. 3
   Place the tamales into a pressure cooker or slow cooker. Pour diced tomatoes with green chiles over tamales.
4. 4
   To cook tamales in a pressure cooker: seal the lid of the pressure cooker and bring it up to full pressure. Reduce the heat to low, maintaining full pressure, and cook for 1 hour. Use the quick-release function or allow the pressure to reduce naturally.
5. 5
   To cook tamales in a slow cooker: place the lid on the slow cooker and set it on High. Cook the tamales for 4 hours.