Ukrainian Vegetarian Holubtsi with Potatoes and Onion – Recipe #2
Ukrainian cabbage rolls with potatoes and onion, are an ancient Ukrainian dish made with blanched cabbage leaves stuffed with a mixture of mashed potatoes, sautéed onion, and spices. We also like to sprinkle our cabbage rolls with shaved parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 small cabbage
- Parmesan cheese 4-5 tablespoons
- Tomato or Mushroom sauce
- Spices and salt to taste
- 5 large potatoes
- 1 head of onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2-3 tbsp vegetable oil for frying
- Pinch of black pepper
- Species: balsamic basil, fresh dill, coriander or parsley
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Grate the onion, and then grate the potatoes, mix well (so potatoes don’t turn greyish).1
- Preheat the frying pan, reduce to medium heat, and add vegetable oil.
- Add the grated potatoes and onion, add squeezed garlic, salt to taste, and spices and fry for 5-7 minutes.
- Cover with the lid and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- Once the potato filling is ready, stuff the cabbage leaves, roll them, and put them in a pot covered with leaves.
- Cover 2/3 of the cabbage rolls with the hot cabbage broth, add 2-3 bay leaves and put the sauce with sour cream and mushrooms on top (see our sauce recipe # 2) or tomato paste (recipe # 1), and cover with spare cabbage leaves.
- Bring the broth to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer the cabbage rolls for 1 –1.5 hours.
- Serve warm with mushroom sauce or tomato sauce. Sprinkle holubtsi with shaved parmesan cheese.
Notes
Tip 1: It is easier and faster to do it in a blender or chopper.
Tip 2: We tried dry dill in this recipe, however, we found that it is better to use the fresh dill for better taste.