Slovakiancabbagebread Recipes

HOLUBKY (BASIC SLOVAK STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS)

Steps:

• Cook rice for 5 minutes; then drain.
• Remove core from cabbage and place in a large pot of boiling salted water.
• Boil until large outer leaves get slightly limp and separate from head (10 minutes); then remove and de-vein (save 2 cups cabbage water for sauce).
• Mix together meat, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, partially cooked rice, garlic salt, and pepper.
• Place about 4 tablespoons rice mixture (or according to size of leaf) on each cabbage leaf, fold the ends in over the filling and roll up.
• Stack tightly in a large pot or dutch oven.
• Add water saved from boiling cabbage and pour remaining tomato sauce on top.
• Cover and cook over medium heat for 2 hours (check occasionally to make sure the bottoms aren't scorching; turn heat down if they start to).
• Serve hot.

SLOVAKIAN CABBAGE BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• Melt margarine in large skillet, then stir in cabbage, onion, salt and pepper.
• Cover and let cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes until tender crisp.
• Stir occasionally.
• Separate dough into 20 biscuits and press over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 13x 9 pan or a 12 inch pizza pan.
• Spoon hot cabbage mixture over crust.
• Bake at 375 for 18-25 minutes or until deep golden brown.
• Cut into triangles or squares and serve hot with melted butter.