Golabki
Stuffed cabbage rolls are a quintessential traditional dish of Poland
Preparation Time
Less than 30 mins
Cooking Time
1 hour 4 minutes
Servings
Serves 8
Ingredients
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1 large head of cabbage (about 4 pounds)
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1 1/2 lb ground beef
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1/2 lb ground pork
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1 1/2 cups cooked rice
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Salt
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Pepper
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2 cans condensed tomato soup
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2 1/2 cups water
Method
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Remove the core from the cabbage and place the whole head into a large pot filled with boiling water. Add 1 teaspoon salt to the water. Cover and cook 3 minutes, or until softened enough to pull off leaves.
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Remove about 30 leaves and cut the large hard stem out. Chop remaining cabbage.
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Brown pork and beef in a skillet, add cooked rice and mix thoroughly.
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Place a heaping tablespoon of meat mixture onto each cabbage leaf. Tuck sides over filling while rolling up the leaf.
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Place half the chopped cabbage into a large dutch oven. Fill with layers of cabbage rolls. Cover with remaining chopped cabbage.
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Mix tomato soup, water and season salt together and pour over cabbage rolls.
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Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.