Halupki Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
My family's traditional recipe for Slovakian stuffed cabbage leaves, called Halupki or Halubki, features a delicious mixture of seasoned ground beef, onions, and rice rolled into boiled cabbage leaves and baked in a sweetened tomato based sauce.
Servings: 9
Ingredients
- 1 large head of cabbage, cored
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground sausage
- 1/4 cup minced white onion
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 3 tbsp Jane's Crazy Mixed Up Salt
- 2 tsp pepper
- 2 large cans of tomato soup
- 1 cup jasmine rice, cooked according to package direction and cooled
Instructions
- Boil the cabbage for 8-10 minutes, until the leaves are soft and pliable, but not falling apart. Remove the cabbage from the water and allow it to rest and cool.
- To a large mixing bowl, add the beef, sausage, onions, eggs, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and rice. Using your hands, just like with a good ol' fashioned meatloaf, mix and knead the ingredients together until everything's completely incorporated.
- Carefully separate and pull off the cabbage leaves, avoiding tearing or ripping them. Working with one leaf at a time, add a nice scoop of the meat & rice mixture. Fold the sides in to create a pocket, and then roll the rest of the cabbage roll up like a burrito, setting it aside- seam side down.
- In a large casserole dish, add one can of tomato soup. Spread it out to evenly cover the bottom of the dish. Nestle the Halupki into the dish in a single layer. Pour the remaining can of soup evenly out overtop of the cabbage rolls.
- Cover the dish, either with a lid or tightly with tin foil, and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
- Remove the dish from the oven. Uncover, and let rest for 5 minutes before ladling them onto serving plates. Spoon a bit of the tomatoes sauce overtop just before serving.