You can find a wide variety of cabbage rolls across Europe, Asia, and Africa. This recipe is based on gołąbki, a Polish dish in which parboiled cabbage leaves encase a minced meat filling of either pork or beef with onions and rice. What I love most is that the meat and the rice cook in the cabbage itself. It means very little work on your part and we are always in favor of that. To ensure even cooking, don’t use the outermost leaves of the cabbage—they don’t have as much moisture. Also, don’t forget to cover the baking dish with foil. You need that steam circulating!
Don’t feel like rolling? Make our Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole instead. 😏 Another fun take on the beef and rice combo are these porcupine meatballs that are just as delicious as they are fun!
P.S. Are you keto? If you answered yes, then this recipe is not for you! With both added sugar (brown sugar) and carbs like rice and bread crumbs, it’s tricky to adjust this recipe for the keto diet. While removing the sugar won’t effect too much, removing the rice and bread crumbs will make it very difficult to roll the meat mixture into the cabbage. If you’d like to make something similar, try our cabbage burritos! Without the beans and corn, they’re completely keto-friendly.
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