Gołąbki

Gołąbki are traditional Polish cabbage rolls filled with a mixture of ground meat, rice, and spices, then baked in a flavorful tomato sauce.

Ingredients - Serves 6

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the whole cabbage head and cook for 5 minutes, or until the outer leaves are soft and pliable. Remove the cabbage from the pot and let it cool slightly.
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, ground pork, cooked rice, chopped onion, minced garlic, egg, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper. Mix well until all the ingredients are evenly incorporated.
Carefully remove the softened outer leaves from the cabbage head. Trim the thick center vein from each leaf.
Place a spoonful of the meat and rice mixture onto each cabbage leaf. Roll up the leaf, tucking in the sides as you go, to form a tight roll. Repeat with the remaining leaves and filling.
In a separate bowl, mix together the tomato sauce, brown sugar, and vinegar.
Spread a thin layer of the tomato sauce mixture on the bottom of a baking dish. Arrange the stuffed cabbage rolls in the dish, seam side down.
Pour the remaining tomato sauce mixture over the cabbage rolls, covering them completely.
Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until the cabbage rolls are cooked through and the sauce is bubbly.
Serve the gołąbki hot, spooning some of the tomato sauce over each roll.