Stuffed Cabbage (stuffed Dana - Week 27)

As mentioned in an earlier post, no one cooks like my Mother in Law! These gems are called "Gołamki". She will not part with the recipe (big surprise, eh?) so I found one that appears to be really similar - all ingredients are fresh, local and in season.


12 large cabbage leaves
1 1/8 lbs ground beef
1/8 lb pork sausage or 1/8 lb ground pork
1/2 cup rice, cooked with
1 tbsp. butter (1 cup rice when cooked)
1 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon sweet basil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 1/2 tablespoons onions, grated
1 1/2 tablespoons celery, diced
1/4 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup cabbage, shredded
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar

Cut 12 large leaves of cabbage and cook till limp. Carefully remove from
Water and set aside to cool. Mix meat, rice, egg, milk and seasoning - cook well and cool.

Preheat oven to 350. Take a large leaf and put about a 1/4 cup of the meat mixture in the center and fold in
To a package tucking in the ends very carefully sort of like a burrito. Place seam side down in a baking dish. Mix tomato sauce with sugar and a dash of Maggi (seasoning) then cover rolls with sauce and bake for 45 to 60 minutes.