Gorky's Cafe Golabki (Stuffed Cabbage)
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 1 hr 55 mins
Serves: 8
Yields: 8 golabki
Ingredients
- 1 large cabbage (with extra large leaves)
- 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef (or for a veggie version, use cooked bulgar or cooked buckwheat)
- 2 cups rice, cooked
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 cup carrot, grated
- salt and pepper, to taste
SAUCE
- 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup vinegar, apple cider
Directions
- Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees and start by making the sauce, by combining all the sauce ingredients in a saucepan and simmering it for about 10 minutes, reduce the sauce until it is slightly thick, set aside.
- Cook the cabbage in a large pot of boiling water, until tender, takes several minutes; then cool and core the cabbage carefully, and separate the leaves.
- Combine beef, (or bulgar or buckwheat) rice, eggs, onions, carrots and salt and pepper, mix well; roll the filling into 8 balls; place each ball on the lower third of a large cabbage leaf; tuck in the sides and bottom of the cabbade leaf and place, steam side down, in a baking dish.
- Pour sauce over the cabbage rolls, cover, and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes; uncover and bake 10 minutes longer or until slightly browned.
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