UKRAINIAN UNSTUFFED (LAZY) CABBAGE ROLLS | my grandma's recipe

Today I'm sharing my grandma’s Ukrainian Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls made with any ground meat, rice, chopped cabbage and savory tomato sauce. She would roll cabbage rolls before work but on busy days she made this lazy man version. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ CLICK FOR RECIPE ⬇️⬇️⬇️

►INGREDIENTS:
1 large onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp oil
1 lb ground turkey or any meat
1 cup brown rice, uncooked
3 lbs cabbage, coarsely chopped
28 oz can tomato sauce, low sodium
14 oz can diced tomatoes, low sodium
2 cups water or any low sodium stock
1 tbsp oregano, dried
1 tsp thyme, dried
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp honey, maple syrup or sugar
1 tsp salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
3 bay leaves
Fresh dill, parsley, green onions and yogurt/sour cream for serving

►DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat large and very deep non-stick skillet or 5-6 quart Dutch oven on medium-high heat and swirl oil to coat. Add onion and garlic; cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Add turkey, rice, oregano, thyme, salt and pepper; cook for 10 more minutes, breaking into small pieces and stirring often.
3. Add broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, vinegar, maple syrup, cabbage, bay leaves and stir well. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 60-70 minutes. Do not open!
4. After check if rice is cooked and if not (mine was) add 1/4 cup water, cover and cook for another 5 - 10 minutes.
5. Serve warm topped with Greek yogurt and herbs.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:36 Easiest way to prep garlic
00:59 How I chop the onion
02:00 Coarsely chop the cabbage
02:40 Saute the veggies, meat, rice and spices
04:28 Add broth and tomatoes
05:01 Add cabbage
05:15 Cook the unstuffed cabbage rolls
05:49 How to serve and yummy taste test

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[andhisband]

My mom used to make cabbage rolls, and I've seen many videos where people demonstrate making them, but you're the first to show how to make them unrolled. I think I'm going to try it!

[tinkmarz]

I'm Slovak, this is very similar to my mom's. Difference is, half ground pork, half ground beef is used. Also, drained sauerkraut is added. Thanks for this recipe...much easier than stuffing the cabbage leaves, which need to be cooked before stuffed. Eliminates two big steps...!!

[curiouslyme]

My mom made a version of this & called it "sloppy cabbage." Absolutely easy to make & delicious!

[harrysmolinski]

Thank you for sharing. I love cabbage rolls. This makes better use of my time.

[rocky.]

I just made this and thank you for the ease of this recipe!! Delicious!!

[cyndidavis]

It looks amazing! Thank you for sharing your grandma’s recipe. I hope you and your family are well and safe.🙏

[peteranserin]

This is a comfort food. My mama was from very close to Ukraine and cooked very similar to this. rakott kelkaposzta

[edwardshaver]

I love your chanel. I could watch it all day.

[shpriz]

Thank you!!! I've been craving golubki for a while now, but couldn't find cabbage big enough to make the rolls. finally decided to get a smaller head of cabbage and just try making up something :) Your recipe popped up at the PERFECT time and I love that rice is cooked with all the other ingredients. :) I am also born and raised Ukrainian, but in my family, we've only had rolled cabbage rolls, so when I told my mom today that I will be making them this way, she did have a mild shock LOL

[susanb]

Thank you for sharing your grandma’s recipe! It looks so delicious and I can’t wait to make it. I love cabbage and this looks just perfect. 😋 I hope you are staying safe over there. Love from USA. ❤

[jacksocks]

Very good, took about two hours to make total and looked watery at the end, but upon stirring it the beautiful cabbage conglomeration came to life. Thank you.

[creekerjk]

Looks great I'm going to make this..

[angelamedwid]

This recipe has good ingredients, attention to detail such as seasoning & proper cooking/layering of the ingredients. I made up a recipe in my head once from memory of how my baba made them & it was so close to yours except I cooked the rice separate, which I will not do again as it was too difficult to incorporate & it was a missed opportunity for more flavor. Thanks for this post.

[nikazaharova]

I really like the recipe. Can I try to make the same lazy cabbage rolls recipe in an instant pot? Thank you!

[mars]

Looks fantastic! I'm going to make this for sure..thank you!

[francevachon]

I would like to try this way of making unrolled cabbage rolls, it will be a lot less work but I have a question, can this recipe be made in a slow cooker? of course cook the meat first and do the rest in the slow cooker! Your recipe looks so delicious, I will try this method next time! thanks for sharing ! Oh and by the way, why don't you try cooking on an induction cooktop? I have one, and I can tell you that it's MAGIC!!!

[roxannegujda]

Ha-Ha!! Garlic...Ukrainian penicillin. That's what my dad used to say.

[HumbledKiki]

I may be missing it but I'm not getting how much of the ingredients and all the ingredients you're using.

[Drthridiculous]

Will you marry me?! Haha just kidding young lady... I've been watching your cooking channel for about 4 days now and as soon as I get time off of work I will be trying to prepare 3 of your dishes, this one, the borscht and some chicken recipe. THANK YOU!!!!

[CleverEwe]

Thank you so much for this delightful recipe. I too become annoyed with the time and energy needed to prepare the cabbage leaves.