Russian Recipes ReviewsGreat Recipes From Russia And Other Origins

The cuisine of Russia has a rich history and offers a wide variety of dishes. You can find Russian recipes that have simiraty with homemade food recipes of Russian neighbours, Ukraina or Belorussia. My wife has Ukranian roots and she prepares food using different recipes. 

Golubtsy are one of my favourites dishes.

Here is the recipe my wife uses rather often.

         Rissoles rolled in cabbage leaves

400 g minced meat (beef)
125 g rice
1 medium cabbage head
1 onion
1 table spoon of  flour
2 tbsp of tomato paste 
2 tbsp of butter
2 tbsp of vegetable oil
4 tbsp of soured cream
0.5 litre of water
parsley, dill finely chopped
Pepper and salt to taste
1 litre of water to cook cabbage leaves

How to cook:

1.  Cook rice.
2.  Chop onion and fry it in butter until golden brown.
3.  Mix together meat, rice, fried onion, add salt and pepper to taste.
4.  Separate cabbage leaves.
5.  In a large pan boil water and cook cabbage leaves for approx. 3-4 min.
6.  Take the leaves out, drain, then fill each leaf with meat mixture.
7.  Wrap each leaf making meat parcels (golubtsy), each parcel to be
   sealed by folding in the cabbage at each end to start, tie parcels (cooking string).
8.  Lightly fry parcels in vegetable oil turning frequently.
9.  Put golubtsy into a large saucepan and put them aside.
10. Make sauce in a separate pan: heat 0.5 litre of water, add soured cream, tomato paste, flour, salt  and pepper to taste .
11. Heat  the sauce, add it to the parcels to cover  and simmer for 40 min.

12. To serve, place golubtsy on hot plates, pour over the sauce and sprinkle with chopped parsley  and dill.
         
 Serving option:
     Golubtsy is delicious when served alone, but may also be served with new potatoes, fresh vegetables or salads.

Enjoy eating!

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