Golabki (cabbage roll)
Hearty Polish golabki—tender cabbage leaves stuffed with a savory beef-pork-rice filling and baked in a rich tomato sauce. Comforting, aromatic and perfect for family meals.
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
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Ingredients
main
- pcs cabbage
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 pcs onion, chopped
- 1 lb ground beef
- 0.5 lb ground pork
- 1.5 cups rice
- 1 tsp garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp black pepper
- 3 pcs tomato puree (canned)
Directions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil and place the whole cabbage head in; cover and cook until outer leaves are slightly softened, about 3 minutes.
- Remove cabbage and let cool about 10 minutes, then remove about 18 whole leaves and trim thick ribs; chop the remaining cabbage and spread it in the bottom of a casserole dish.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook chopped onion until tender, 5 to 10 minutes; cool.
- In a large bowl stir together cooled onion, ground beef, ground pork, rice, garlic, 1 tsp salt and 0.25 tsp black pepper.
- Preheat oven to 175 C (350 F).
- Place about 0.5 cup of the meat mixture onto a cabbage leaf, tuck in sides and roll to enclose; repeat with remaining leaves and filling and place rolls in a layer atop the chopped cabbage in the dish; season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk together the tomato puree(s) to make a sauce and pour over the cabbage rolls; cover the dish with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cabbage is tender and meat is cooked through, about 1 hour.