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Gołąbki

Name: Gołąbki
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Poland
Ingredients: 1 head Cabbage; 1 rice-cooker cup Rice; 300g Ground Pork; 1 Onion; 1 can Canned Tomatoes; 3 tbsp Sour Cream; 1 tsp Paprika; 1 tsp Salt

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

Cabbage leaves wrapped around rice and ground meat, simmered in tomato sauce — a labor of love in Polish home cooking.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Meaning 'little pigeons,' gołąbki are cabbage leaves wrapped around a filling of rice and ground meat. Slow-simmered in tomato sauce, the cabbage's sweetness and the meat's richness meld into the sauce. Labor-intensive but beloved, it's a classic hospitality dish for family gatherings.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Prepared with care for Sunday lunches and family gatherings — a hospitable centerpiece dish.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Cabbage 1 head
Rice 1 rice-cooker cup
Ground Pork 300g
Onion 1
Canned Tomatoes 1 can
Sour Cream 3 tbsp
Paprika 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel off the cabbage leaves one by one, thin out the thick core, and parboil until softened.
Parboil the rice until half-cooked.
Finely chop the onion and mix with the ground pork, parboiled rice, and salt to make the filling.
Place filling on each cabbage leaf and fold in the sides to wrap.
Arrange snugly in a pot and pour over a sauce of canned tomatoes and paprika.
Simmer on low for 40 minutes, and serve with a dollop of sour cream.

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