Babcia's Golabki (Stuffed Cabbage)  Image Property of International E-Corner
Small head of leafy green cabbage
2 medium onions, chopped
4 slices of bacon
1 lb ground beef
2 cups cooked rice
2 - 15oz cans tomato sauce
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp pepper
2 tsp saltMakes approx 17 rolls.
- Thoroughly wash cabbage and remove about 1-2 inches of core.
- Steam or cook cabbage until soft and flexible enough for rolling, approx 20-30 minutes depending on size of cabbage.
- Meanwhile, fry bacon until crisp. Remove from pan, pat dry and set aside. Crumble when cool.
- In bacon fat, fry onions until tender and translucent. Remove from pan, pat dry and set aside.
- In same pan cook ground beef until well browned and no longer pink. Drain any excess grease.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- In large bowl, combine cooked rice, ground beef, bacon, onion, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Place a thin layer of tomato sauce in the bottom of a 13 x 9 baking pan or casserole dish.
- Carefully remove a leaf at a time from head of cabbage.
- Lay leaf on a flat surface and put 2-3 tbs filling (based on size of leaf) in center of leaf.
- Carefully fold over right and left sides and then roll cabbage away from you.
- Place seam side down into baking dish.
- Repeat steps until all leaves suitable for rolling have been used. Be sure to place cabbage rolls tightly together in baking dish.
- Pour tomato sauce over cabbage rolls.
- Cover tightly with foil.
- Bake at 375 for approx 15 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 350 and continue baking for another 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
Note: Cabbage may be steamed or cooked a day ahead. Cooled cabbage will make for easier handling.
Variation: For an authentic Polish dish, try mushroom sauce instead of tomato sauce.
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