Cabbage Rolls (Golabki)
- 1 cup barley
- 5 cups ground meat (i.e. turkey, beef, veal or pork)
- 2 cups mushrooms, chopped
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- marjoram, to taste
- salt and pepper, to taste
- soy sauce (optional)
- 2 large cabbage
- 3 (680 ml) cans tomato sauce
- Fry onion, add mushroom and spices and cook until softened.
- Cook barley according to package directions.
- Mix fried vegetables with raw meat and cooked barley.
- If using, add soy sauce to taste.
- Boil whole head of cabbage in hot water until leaves turn transparent and soften.
- Remove leaves, one layer at a time and trim off hard area near the core.
- Layer cabbage leaves on bottom of lasagna dish (I use the ones that fall apart or are too small to roll).
- Fill cabbage leaf with filling, roll up and place seam side down on top of cabbage leaves in lasagna dish.
- If serving same day, pour tomato sauce over cabbage rolls and bake at 350F for approximately 40 minute.
- If making ahead, bake without tomato sauce at 350F for 20-30 minutes.
- Day of serving, pour tomato sauce over cabbage rolls and bake for another 20 minutes.
barley, ground meat, mushrooms, onion, marjoram, salt, soy sauce, cabbage, tomato sauce
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cabbage-rolls-golabki-248558 (may not work)