Glambki

By Beth Jorgensen 2 Hours+

Ingredients

  • 2# ground beef (typically 80%)
  • 2c cooked rice
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 onions, chopped
  • 3” square fat back, chopped (salt pork may be substituted)
  • 1 large head cabbage (should feel heavy)
  • Canned condensed tomato soup
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method

  1. Saute fat back and, when starting to brown, add onions and cook until tender.
  2. Mix meat, rice, eggs, salt, pepper and about ⅔ of onion mixture.
  3. Remove core of cabbage. Steam whole head in a small amount of water until leaves peel away easily.
  4. Sprinkle salt inside a leaf, place a spoonful of meat mixture near the base and roll up.
  5. Place rolls in baking pan (preferably one with cover. If no cover, use foil in step 8).
  6. Dilute soup with a small amount of water and pour over glambki in pan.
  7. Spread remaining onion mixture on top. (Babci then scattered strips of the cabbage core over this.)
  8. Cover and bake at 325F for 2-3 hours. If you prefer the top browned, uncover for the last ½ hour.