Golubtsy
Cabbage roll:
- 2-3 lbs hamburger
- 2-3 eggs
- 1 cup rice
- 1 onion (diced)
- 1 bell pepper (diced)
- 1 carrot (grated)
- salt
- pepper
- onion soup mix (optional)
Soup:
- 6 potatoes
- 1-2 onions
- 1 bell pepper
- 4 – 5 carrots
- 4 cans stewed tomatoes
- 1 can whole tomatoes
- 2-3 fresh tomatoes
- 3 stalks of celery
- 1 large head of cabbage
- large pot
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Mix together in a bowl, the rice, hamburger, vegetables and eggs.
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Season with pepper, salt or onion soup mix. Set aside.
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Cut up potatoes, onions, bell pepper, carrots, and celery. Set aside.
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Cut out the core of the cabbage. Set in a large bowl.
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Pour boiling water over cabbage. Let it sit for about 10 minutes.
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When water is cool enough to touch, start making the cabbage rolls.
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Place about 2 tablespoons full of mixture into cabbage. My cabbage rolls usually look like cabbage balls.
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I put the leafy closed ends facing down, to keep the mixture from opening up while cooking.
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After all cabbage rolls/balls are in your pot, put all cut up vegetables on top of rolls/balls.
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Next, pour tomatoes on top. For each can of tomatoes, I pour one can of water.