Halupkis (stuffed cabbage)
Halupkis (stuffed cabbage)

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Halupki, also known as stuffed cabbage on the Russian/Ukranian side of my family, is a dish made of rice, beef, and pork encased in cabbage drizzled with a thin, sweet tomato sauce. Every family has their own twist on this traditional dish. Combine tomato soup, broth, chopped tomatoes, and reserved cooking liquid and pour over halupki. Take the leaves from the head (carefully) Mix the meat, salt and pepper, egg, parsley, garlic, onion and rice together.

Halupkis (stuffed cabbage) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Halupkis (stuffed cabbage) is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have halupkis (stuffed cabbage) using 11 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Halupkis (stuffed cabbage):
  1. Make ready 2 heads cabbage
  2. Prepare 1 pound long grain white rice
  3. Make ready to taste Salt
  4. Prepare 1 pound ground beef
  5. Get 1/4 pound ground pork
  6. Get 1 large onion
  7. Get 3 tablespoons butter
  8. Take 1 can diced tomatoes
  9. Prepare 1 large can whole tomatoes
  10. Take 1 can tomato soup/1 can of water
  11. Prepare Paprika

They were then stewed in tomatoes and topped with sauerkraut. When we walked into the house and caught a whiff of the cabbage rolls cooking in the oven, we knew that we were in for a delicious meal. Always used salt pork cut little and sauteed then added to uncooked beef and pork and uncooked rice and onion. Rolled the steamed cabbage rolls in tall pot with leftover cabbage leaf's in bottom added a few inches of water and steamed all the rolls about an hour then served with vinegar or sour cream on the sude.

Steps to make Halupkis (stuffed cabbage):
  1. Cut the bottom cord off the cabbage. Boil in water one head at a time.
  2. Bring to a boil, then simmer, then carefully peel the cabbage leaves off. Be patient. Cooking cabbage takes time (about 25 minutes)
  3. Cover the rice with just enough water to cover the rice. Season with salt prior to cooking rice.
  4. Low heat once rice is boiling. Cook for 10 minutes turn off heat. Cover the pot while simmering
  5. Remember, once the water begins to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes
  6. In a large bowl mix the hamburger and 1/4 pound ground pork. Do not cook
  7. Saute the onion in butter for several minutes
  8. Pour the onion/butter mixture into the rice and mix with meat mixture. Blend thoroughly
  9. Remove any thick cords from cabbage. Roll and fold then roll more. Kind of like a burrito
  10. Add unused cabbage leaves to bottom of pot. Place opening side face down. Add butter on each halupki and season with paprika. Keep layering
  11. In a medium size bowl mix together the diced tomatoes, large can of whole tomatoes (squeeze the whole tomatoes) can of tomato soup and can of water. Do Not Add this liquid mixture until you are about to bake
  12. Cover with foil
  13. Bake in the oven at 375 degrees for 45 minutes
  14. Reduce to 350 and bake for one and half hours more
  15. Family Secret-add some evaporated milk to the halupkis when serving for a creamy base**

Always used salt pork cut little and sauteed then added to uncooked beef and pork and uncooked rice and onion. Rolled the steamed cabbage rolls in tall pot with leftover cabbage leaf's in bottom added a few inches of water and steamed all the rolls about an hour then served with vinegar or sour cream on the sude. Place head in a large pot filled with boiling salted water. Cover and cook three minutes or until softened enough to pull off individual leaves. Watch carefully so stuffed cabbages don't burn.

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