How to Make Crepes Filled with Cabbage
Crepes filled with cabbage is a delicious Ukrainian dish that is perfect for a cozy dinner. The recipe starts with making thin crepes, which are then filled with a savoury mixture of sautéed cabbage, onions, and garlic. Once filled, the nalysnyky are rolled up. This dish is served hot, topped with sour cream and fresh herbs.
Equipment
- 1 Skillet
- 1 food processor optional
- 1 Chef's knife
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
Cabbage filling – Ingredients:
- ½ white cabbage
- 1 big onion
- ½ carrot
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tablespoons of dried chives
- 1 tablespoon of paprika
- 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar spices optional
- 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar optional
- black pepper
- 1 tspn salt or to taste
- vegetable oil for frying
- 50 g butter
Instructions
Method of Preparation:
- Cut finely cabbage or chop it in a food processor. Put in a bowl, add salt, and mix and squeeze it with a hand to make it softer and juicy.
- Add apple cider vinegar, mix well, and let the cabbage sit for 10 minutes. This step is optional.
- Meanwhile, chop finely onion, and grate garlic cloves and carrot.
- Preheat the skillet, reduce the heat to medium and add vegetable oil. Add the chopped onion and grated garlic, then add carrots. Sauté for 3 minutes.
- Stir in cabbage, add black pepper, paprika, and other spices. Fry the vegetables for 5 minutes on medium fire, then reduce slightly the heat, cover the vegetables with the lid and simmer for 25 minutes. Stir the mixture a few times.
- Add salt to taste.
- Once the cabbage is ready, put it aside on a plate to cool.
- Spread the filling evenly over the crepes without going too far to the edges.
- Fold one side of the crepe, roll it up a bit, then fold it from the left and right sides and roll again to close it.
- Continue to stuff nalysnyky until the filling is finished. Put them aside on a plate and coat them with softened butter.
- Serve warm.