These stuffed cabbage rolls are super comforting and a great departure from the typical winter treats. It is filled with ground beef, onion, garlic, dill and a pinch of nutmeg. The cabbage rolls are slowly cooked in a marinara sauce until they melt in your mouth. delicious.
Stuffed cabbage rolls are a classic comfort food recipe that has been around for ages. It's really easy to make and uses readily available ingredients that you can find at your local grocery store. This is a great dinner or even appetizer recipe. With a delicious filling wrapped in cabbage and surrounded by tomato sauce, you can whip up a truly hearty meal that will feed a whole family with affordable ingredients.
*preparation :
Put the head of cabbage in a pot of boiling water, peel the cabbage leaves one by one.
Cut off the rough end of the cabbage leaf with a sharp knife.
Mix all the ingredients together except a 15 oz can of tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes and place a small amount (sausage size) on a cabbage leaf, roll it up like a fajita and place seam side down in a pan . I put tomato sauce and a cabbage leaf or 2 in the bottom of the casserole dish so the halupke doesn't burn.
Pour the tomato puree over the Halupkys.
Cover and cook for about 75 minutes at 375°F.
Turn the oven to 325 degrees and bake for another 90 minutes, until the cabbage is tender. Soak every hour.
Served with tomato sauce.
Enjoy!