Best Bonnies Ukrainian Cabbage Rolls Recipes

HOLUBSTI--UKRANIAN CABBAGE ROLLS

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I spent 18 months in central Canada, serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While I was there, I fell in love with the people and the food, specifically Ukrainian and Filipino food. The cabbage rolls were my favorite, and when I returned to the US, I began searching for recipes, but could never find one that I liked. This recipe comes from me combining elements of two or three different recipes that I found. The resulting recipe is surprisingly easy--if a bit labor intensive. I included instructions to make a sauce, but, if you run out of energy, the stuff in a can works just as well. If I want to do a homemade sauce, I usually do it a day or so in advance., By omitting the meat, this can be a vegetarian dish. By also omitting the sour cream and using margarine instead of butter, it can be vegan.

Provided by CorianneCooks

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 3h

Yield 30-35 rolls, 10-18 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 head cabbage
2 cups uncooked rice (I prefer wild rice, but long grain white or a mix of the two will work)
2 1/2 cups boiling water
1/4 cup butter
1 medium onion, peeled, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 lb ground beef (optional) or 1/2 lb ground sausage (optional)
1 1/2 cups tomato juice
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon salt
1 pinch black pepper

Steps:

Place the cabbage in a microwaveable bowl with a small amount of water. Cover with plastic wrap with a small hole to allow for escaping steam. Microwave on high for five minutes. Remove the cabbage, turn it over, and microwave for another five minutes. Remove, and let cool.
In a saucepan, combine boiling water, salt and rice, bring to a boil, cover and simmer just until the water is absorbed, about 14 minutes. Turn off the heat and let stand.
Preheat your oven to 350.
In a large skillet, melt the butter and sauté the onions until golden. Mix with the rice. Gently stir in the ground meat if you choose to use it.
Grease the bottoms and sides of a large casserole dish.
Carefully peel off a leaf from the cabbage head. You may need to cut the leaves in half, and trim the large center vein. Place a spoonful of the rice mixture in the center of the leaf, and roll it up like a burrito, carefully tucking sides in first, then rolling the leaf. Place crease side down in the casserole. Repeat until the casserole is filled, or you run out of cabbage or rice mixture.
For the sauce:
Combine the tomato juice with the melted butter, salt and pepper and pour over the cabbage rolls. Bake for 1 ½ to 2 hours. Serve with sour cream, if desired, or more tomato sauce.

UKRAINIAN CABBAGE ROLLS

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My parents are Ukrainian and this is a recipe we always made when I was growing up. These cabbage rolls have no meat in them. Sometimes they used salt pork in them, but I didn't care for it.

Provided by starbuck

Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Cabbage

Time 2h30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 medium head cabbage
1 ½ cups uncooked white rice
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
1 (46 fluid ounce) can tomato juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
Steam the whole head of cabbage until it is al dente. Meanwhile, in a saucepan bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until translucent; stir into cooked rice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Cut the leaves off of the cabbage and cut the larger leaves in half. Spoon 1 tablespoon of rice into a leaf and roll tightly. Place rolls in prepared casserole dish, stacking in layers. Pour tomato juice over the rolls, using enough just to cover.
Cover and bake in preheated oven for 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.6 calories, Carbohydrate 39.6 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 521.4 mg, Sugar 7.1 g

REAL UKRAINIAN CABBAGE ROLLS

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Make and share this Real Ukrainian Cabbage Rolls recipe from Food.com.

Provided by jill.flamand

Categories Russian

Time 3h

Yield 6-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 large head cabbage
3 cups cooked rice
1 lb bacon
1 large onion
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons dill weed
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Steps:

Take core out of center of cabbage.
Place head of cabbage in a large pot of Boiling water, cored side down. Cover and simmer as the leaves become pliable remove with tongs and place in a colander that has been placed on a cookie sheet to catch excess water.
When done removing all the leaves that can be used, (there will be the center of the cabbage that is too small for use, but do save it!).
Place leaves on a cutting board and shave down the "vein" or if the leaf is large enough cut in half on either side of it.
Dice bacon and onion and place in a frying pan cook until tender but bacon is not crisp.( DO NOT DRAIN OFF FAT!)Cook rice as pkg. directs BUT remove from heat while rice still has a hard kernel in the center.
Add rice and bacon mixture together along with the garlic, dill and the veg oil.
Place a spoonful (tbsp) in center of leaf tuck in the sides and roll.
Place in a foil pan or roaster until all leaves etc. are done.
To bake either use enough water to just cover the rolls or for a different taste, mix one can tomato soup (AYLMERS is best) with i/4 can water and pour over top. Use the leftover cabbage leaves from the core to put over top to prevent scorching; cover with foil.
Bake at 325°F for 1.5 to 2 hours.