Stuffed Cabbage(Golabki)
- 1 (3 lb.) head green cabbage
- 1/4 c. butter or margarine
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 1/2 lb. ground pork
- 1 1/2 c. rice (brown or white)
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. fresh ground pepper
- 3 1/2 c. beef broth or bouillon
- 1 can tomato paste or 1 jar spaghetti sauce
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- With sharp knife, remove core from cabbage.
- Discard wilted leaves. Immerse cabbage in boiling salted water for 5 to 7 minutes, removing leaves as they become tender.
- Drain well; cool. Preheat oven to 325u0b0.
- Trim main leaf stems.
- Fry onion until golden brown.
- In a large bowl, combine onion, beef, pork, rice, salt and pepper.
- Spread a cabbage leaf flat.
- Place 2 to 3 tablespoons filling on leaf near base.
- Fold bottom of leaf over filling, then sides toward center.
- Roll tightly.
- Fasten with toothpicks.
- Repeat with remaining filling and cabbage leaves. Place golabki in buttered frypan, seam side down.
- Cook over medium heat until browned, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once.
- Arrange golobki, seam side down, in medium roasting pan.
- Combine flour and bouillon in closed container.
- Shake well.
- Mix with tomato paste.
- Pour over golabki.
- Cover and bake 40 minutes until tender.
- Serves 10 to 12.
head green cabbage, butter, onion, ground beef, ground pork, rice, salt, fresh ground pepper, beef broth, tomato paste, flour
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1071533 (may not work)