Golabki- Stuffed cabbage rolls, delicious dish from Poland-Thuyishere.com

This is one of my favorite Polish dishes. I have traveled to several places in Poland but I never tried Golabki there. Probably because the dish is traditionally and usually cooked during holiday time (Christmas or Easter) or for special events, just like Pinnekjøtt in Norway. I knew about this dish when a Polish invited me to try this dish here in Oslo and I could not help falling in love with the dish. The delicious taste of the soft cabbage wrap, the stuffed meat and rice mixture and creamy tomato sauce combined together after being cooked for about an hour make your mouth completely satisfied. It pampers your mind telling you to forget about the long cooking time…. Hmm yummy!!! Wanna try to cook it for today?

Ingredients

8 soft-boiled cabbage leaves

300 gr ground meat (beef or/and pork)

1 finely chopped onion

2 gloves garlic

2 tbsp rice

salt to taste

pepper

100- 150 condensed tomato soup paste

4 chopped fresh tomato

600 ml chicken broth

olive oil

1 egg

parsley (optional)

* Note:
– You can add chopped parley into the rice mixture if you like the taste.

Method

– Fry the chopped onion, pressed garlic with olive oil.

– Add in rice, salt and stir well for about 2 minutes.

– Add in the meat and 3 tbsp tomato soup paste. Stir well until the mixture is combined evenly.

– Turn off the heat. Add in pepper and mix well. Let it cool down.

– Beat the egg and add in the rice and mix well.

– Put the rice mixture into the cabbage leaves, roll and pack them closely.

– Put the rolls into a deep and closed baking tray/ form.

– Fry some chopped onion and then add in the chopped tomatoes.
– Add in the rest of tomato soup paste, salt, sugar and the broth.

– Cook until it is a bit thicker.

– Pour the soup onto the cabbage tray.

– Cover the tray with aluminum paper and bake at 180 oC for 1 hour.

– Turn off the heat. Serve hot with the sauce.