Holubtsi (Cabbage Rolls) - Mamma Musey's Pierogi (2024)

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What is holubtsi made of? ›

These hearty Ukrainian cabbage rolls are made with cabbage leaves stuffed with a mix of seasoned ground beef, rice, and vegetables, then simmered in a creamy tomato sauce until the rice is fully cooked.

If your cooked cabbage is tough, it's likely because the cabbage is not cooked through yet. Continue to cook the rolls until they're tender. It's also important to make sure you let the rolls rest after they're finished baking.

If you want to make stuffed cabbage leaves, you don't have to cook the leaves to make them pliable. It's a lot easier just to freeze the cabbage—an added benefit is it doesn't stink up your house.

Noun. holubtsi pl (plural only) (Canada, especially western) cabbage rolls.

The cabbage roll is a staple in the Romanian cuisine with variations of the recipe and sizing depending on the region, typically taking up to 6 hours to cook. Traditionally made with pork, beef, bacon, rice, spices and aromatics, broiled in a tomato sauce and served with polenta, sour cream and spicy pickled peppers.

The most famous traditional Ukrainian dishes are borshch, varenyky, holubtsi, Chicken Kyiv, banosh, and syrnyky, and it surely is not an exhaustive list. Borshch (sometimes written as borsch, borsht, bortsch, or borshch) is a sour soup with distinctive red colour.

The Russian word kapustnik refers to cabbage: in the 18th century, kapustniki referred to "harvesting and processing cabbage at the invitation of one's neighbors".

cab·bage [ˈkæbɪʤ] N

cabbage (vegetable) Kohl m kein pl.

Baking soda does help green vegetables retain color, but it causes undesirable color changes in red cabbage—it turned blue. The science can be distilled to this: Adding baking soda to cooking water makes it slightly alkaline, which stabilizes the green color of chlorophyll.

Douse the cabbage in vinegar water, if desired.

Vinegar kills some types of bacteria and helps killing mold and mildew that could have grown on the cabbage.

What is the best type of cabbage for cabbage rolls? ›

Savoy Cabbage

Savoy's leaves have a wonderful, waffle-knit texture that makes them visually striking. And that texture gives a slight elasticity, which makes the leaves ideal for dishes like stuffed cabbage or cabbage rolls. We also love savoy sliced in soup, as a green in salads, and of course, in slaws.

Mix tomato sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce together in a small bowl until combined. Pour over cabbage rolls.

Yes, you can make cabbage rolls ahead of time. You can roll cabbage rolls, assemble in a single layer in a baking dish, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 48 hours. Or just use the Dutch oven if you have enough space in your refrigerator. Then bake with tomato sauce mixture as per recipe.

"Polish cabbage rolls (filled with a mixture of rice, pork, and beef) stewed in tomatoes.

Jamaican style steamed cabbage is cooked slightly different from a plain steamed cabbage recipes. Other vegetables such as bell pepper, onion, thyme, scallion, tomato and carrot are seasoned and steamed together.