Stuffed cabbage leaves (golooptchy)

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
STUFFED CABBAGE LEAVES
(GOLOOPTCHY)
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1largeCabbage Head
xBoiling salted water
3tablespoonsOil
½cupOnions; chopped
1eachGarlic clove; minced
1poundsGround Beef
2cupsCooked Rice
cupSeedless Raisins
3tablespoonsParsley; fresh; minced
½teaspoonThyme
1teaspoonSalt
xBlack Pepper to taste
2cupsTomato Sauce
1cupChicken Soup
1eachBay Leaf

Directions

1. Remove core from cabbage. Trim and separate leaves. Cook leaves in boiling salted water 5 minutes and drain.

2. Preheat oven to moderate (350F) 3. Heat the oil in a large skillet and add onions and garlic. Saute until onions are transparent. Set onions aside. Brown meat in skillet and add rice, raisins, parsley, thyme, salt, pepper and ¼ cup of the tomato sauce. Mix well and cook additonal 5-7 minutes.

4. Place 2 tablespoons of the filling on each cabbage leaf. Roll and tuck in ends. Arrange rolls in a casserole dish.

5. In a small saucepan, bring the chicken soup , remaining tomato sauce and bay leaf to a boil. Pour over cabbage rolls and bake 1 hour. Discard bay leaf before serving.

Makes about 12 cabbage rolls.

From: So Eat, My Darling: A Guide To The Yiddish Kitchen By: Naf Avnon and Uri Sella(1977)

From: Sam Lefkowitz Date: 05-28-95 (164) Fido: Home Co