Stuffed Cabbage (Galumpkis)

By xraydj

This is a great little recipe that I got from my friend Rena. My girlfriend and I made it for her Russian family/friends and they were very impressed. It's a bit on the time consuming side, but not unreasonable.

Ingredients

• For sauce:
• 1 head of cabbage
• 1 1/4 pound ground turkey
• 1/3 cup uncooked white rice
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 medium onion, diced finely
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp black pepper
• 15 ounce can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare cabbage:
Cut off individual cabbage leaves, about 16 in all. Bring pot of water to a boil. Boil cabbage leaves in batches, about 5 minutes each or until soft. Remove to plate.

Make sauce: Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Ladle about 1/3 of the sauce into a 9x13 casserole dish. Set rest aside for topping rolls.

Make filling: Cook rice according to package directions. Thoroughly combine the turkey, cooked rice, eggs, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. Spoon about 1 to 2 heaping tablespoons of turkey filling into each cabbage leaf (depending on how large you want your rolls). Fold in ends and roll up the sides, creating a packet. Place seam side down in sauced casserole dish. When all are done, pout over the remaining sauce. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake in 375 degree oven for 1 hour. Uncover for the final 10 minutes. Let sit several minutes before serving.