Halupki (Stuffed Cabbage)

This Ukrainian-style stuffed cabbage recipe features a hearty ground beef, pork, and rice filling topped with a tasty sweet-sour tomato sauce.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr 45 mins
• Total Time: 3 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 468 Calories

Ingredients

• water to cover
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 head cabbage, cored
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.25 cup white vinegar
• 0.25 cup finely chopped onion
• 1.5 pounds lean ground beef
• 1.5 pounds ground pork
• 1.5 cups cooked white rice
• 2.6666667461395 tablespoons white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place cabbage in a stockpot; pour over enough water to cover. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn cabbage every 2-3 minutes; transfer any leaves that separate from cabbage into a strainer to drain and cool. Continue to boil until all the leaves have cooked, about 15 minutes. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of cabbage cooking water. Cut out the tough, thick center ribs of any large cabbage leaves with a sharp knife.

Step 3

Mix ground beef, ground pork, cooked rice, eggs, onion, fresh parsley, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until combined. Lay 1 cabbage leaf on a flat surface; place 1 heaping tablespoon of filling at the base of a cabbage leaf. Overlap with the bottom of the leaf; fold in side edges and roll up. Repeat with remaining large cabbage leaves and filling.

Step 4

Cut any leftover cabbage leaves into pieces and place in the bottom of a roasting pan. Layer stuffed cabbage rolls on top.

Step 5

Combine tomato sauce, reserved cabbage water, white vinegar, and white sugar in a bowl; pour mixture over cabbage rolls. Cover roasting pan with aluminum foil.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until filling is cooked through and sauce has thickened, about 2 1/2 hours. Baste stuffed cabbage rolls every hour.