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Balandeliai Cabbage meat rolls

Balandeliai Cabbage meat rolls

SaltyNo GlutenNo gluten optionThermomix
30 minutes4 people

About this dish

Lithuanian cabbage rolls filled with pork and rice, simmered in a tomato and crème fraîche sauce and served with small potatoes. Balandėliai means little pigeons, the same idea behind the Polish gołąbki, and rolled cabbage in some form is cooked across Eastern Europe. It is cold-weather food, made when cabbage is at its best in autumn and winter.

Ingredients

Pork500 g
Cabbage leafs12
Onions2
Carrots2
Rice150 g
Small potatoes400 g
Butter30 g
Tomato sauce200 g
Crème fraîche150 g
Flour (gluten-free alternative available)15 g
Meet water/bouillon500 ml

Preparation

1.

Cook the cabbage leaves in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, until soft enough to bend without breaking, then drain.

2.

Cook the rice until half-done, about 8 minutes, then drain.

3.

Finely chop one onion and one carrot, and mix with the minced pork, part-cooked rice, salt, and pepper.

4.

Place a spoonful of filling in each cabbage leaf and roll up, tucking in the sides.

5.

Slice the remaining onion and carrot, and layer them in a pot with the potatoes.

6.

Arrange the cabbage rolls on top, pour over the bouillon and tomato sauce, and simmer covered for 40-45 minutes.

7.

Melt the butter with the flour to make a roux, whisk in the crème fraîche, and stir into the cooking liquid to thicken the sauce before serving.

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