- Jan 6, 2011
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Halupki aka Cabbage Rolls
It had been a while since we had any of these so it was time.
I think I posted this recipe back in April, but here it is again. These thing are really good and simple to make
"Halupki, also known as stuffed cabbage on the Russian/Ukrainian side of my family, is a dish made of rice, beef, and pork encased in cabbage drizzled with a thin, sweet tomato sauce. My grandma Eugenia is 98 and she taught me how to make this comfort food classic. Every family has their own twist on this traditional dish. I hope you enjoy these with mashed potatoes just as we always do in my family!"Ingredients
· 1 head cabbage, cored
· water to cover
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
· 1 1/2 pounds ground pork
· 1 1/2 cups cooked white rice
· 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
· 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
· 2 eggs, slightly beaten
· 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
· 1/2 teaspoon salt
· 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
· 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
· 1/4 cup white vinegar
· 2 2/3 tablespoons white sugar
Directions
- Place the cabbage in a stockpot with enough water to cover.
- Add 1/4 teaspoon salt to the water and cabbage.
- Bring water to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn cabbage every 2-3 minutes and remove leaves that separate from cabbage and place in a strainer to cool. Boil until all the leaves have cooked, about 15 minutes.
- Reserve 12 oz. of cabbage water.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Trim thick center vein off of bottom of each cabbage leaf.
- In a large bowl thoroughly mix together, ground beef, ground pork, rice, chopped onion, fresh parsley, egg, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Lightly pack a small amount of meat mixture and place in the center of the cabbage leaf.
- Fold sides over the filling and start at the stem and roll the cabbage up until the meat is encased. Repeat with remaining leaves and filling.
- Cut the leftover leaves into pieces and place into the bottom of a roasting pan.
- Layer the stuffed cabbage rolls over the cut leaves.
- In a bowl, mix the tomato sauce, reserved cabbage water, white vinegar, and white sugar.
- Pour the tomato sauce mixture over the cabbage rolls.
- Cover roasting pan with aluminum foil.
- Bake in preheated oven until the ground beef mixture is no longer pink in the center, about 2 1/2 hours. Baste stuffed cabbage rolls every hour.
Close up of the meat
Gabbage in the pot
Pulling the leaves off one at a time
A little meat mixture
A few rolled up
Had to get another dish , all ready for the sauce
Ready for the oven
After 2.5 hours
Red mashed Potatoes
Shot of everything
And My Plate
Thanks for the look
