Golubtsi, or traditional Eastern European cabbage rolls, are simply delicious! Every country has their own recipe and this one is by my Ukrainian mother. These delicate and savory cabbage rolls are filled with rice, onion and pork and are worth every moment spent on making them! Serve them fresh with sour cream for amazing, mouth-watering cuisine.
Make sure to watch my video tutorial for step-by-step instructions on how to shape these!
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I have always made cabbage rolls the way my mother does (she had Russian parents from Moscow) and her way of preparing the rolls was different. They were oblong and browned in butter and caramelized chopped onions, no tomato sauce, and just sour cream on the side. They are very good, but so are these! Now I don’t know which ones I like more! I made them for a Russian-Ukranian dinner party, and they were a big hit. The guests loved the cone shapes! Five stars!!
Thank you! 🙂 My mom makes the cabbage rolls larger, too but I love making them small and cone shaped! Love browning them in butter, too! Adds great flavor~
Hello! This is a great recipe!! One question .. what kind of cabbage do you use for this?
I prefer to use Napa cabbage because the leaves are softer and have a milder flavor but regular cabbage will work!
Great techniques. Thank you
is there a vegetarian version of the cabbage rolls ?
Keep on the great work
Thanks for watching! I don’t have a vegetarian version for these; sorry!
hi, this recipe is really interesting and different from the one my mom makes it (in Romania). the biggest difference seems to be the cabbage, here we use pickled, not fresh. your recipe is definitely worth a try. thanks!
Hi! I’ve never tried it with pickled cabbage but that sounds delicious, too! :)Hope you enjoy this version