Made with beet greens, these rolls are a traditional Ukrainian dish. They’re similar to cabbage rolls, but beet greens don’t need to be cooked first.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Calories
356 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Step 2
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion in hot butter until softened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Step 3
Meanwhile, place bread crumbs into a large bowl. Pour milk over bread crumbs and let stand until all liquid has been absorbed, about 5 minutes. Stir in cooked onion, ground beef, ground pork, egg, salt, and pepper until well combined.
Step 4
Cover the bottom of the prepared baking dish with 2 large beet leaves; set aside 2 more leaves for the top. Place remaining beet leaves onto a flat work surface; add a heaping teaspoon meat mixture to the wide end (bottom) of each leaf. Working one at a time, roll leaf up around filling and place into the baking dish. Pour chicken broth over rolls, then place 2 reserved leaves over the top.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until beet leaves are tender and filling is cooked through, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (72 degrees C).
Step 6
Remove the dish from the oven. Drain liquid from the bottom of the baking dish into a small saucepan. Whisk cream and flour together in a small bowl until smooth; stir mixture gradually into pan juices. Bring to a bare simmer over medium-low heat and cook gently until thickened, about 5 minutes; do not boil.
Step 7
Place filled rolls into a serving dish and pour sauce over the top. Sprinkle with dill to serve.
