Polish Cabbage Rolls (Golabki) with homemade garlic tomato sauce

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Aunt Marg

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Needshave, was my inspiration to turnout a batch of my cabbage rolls today, and so happy I did.

Aside from it being a messy job, it's an involved job, and one that I'm always happy to see done and over with.

I ended up with 31 cabbage rolls in the end, and just love using tin-pans for the occasion, as I can stack and freeze the tin-pan trays, and with each pan holding a single meal for two, it's a great way to prepare them.

Out of the freezer and into the oven.

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Damaged Goods said:
My grandma, a Polish immigrant, called them something that sounded like "gowumpki." Maybe it depends on what is stuffed inside the cabbage. Hers were quite simple as I recall with tomato sauce and ground beef.

Her specialties were kielbasa (Polish sausage) and a delicious raisin bread.
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Gołąbki (gaw-WOHMP-kee) - "little pigeons,", also known as golumpki and gwumpki.

Yum! The Polish sausage sounds delicious, as does the raisin bread!

There are so many variations of cabbage rolls, but I'm a traditionalist when it comes to many classic or old-world recipes, and my opinion is simple is sometimes better.

So nice to hear from you, Damaged Goods. :)
 
@Aunt Marg, that looks absolutely delicious. I've made them a couple of times and it certainly is time consuming. There is nothing better than to pull a meal like that out of the freezer to enjoy when you are involved in a project or just want a day off from cooking.
Some people say a dishwasher is a girls best friend but in my household its the freezer. I couldn't live without mine.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
@Aunt Marg, that looks absolutely delicious. I've made them a couple of times and it certainly is time consuming. There is nothing better than to pull a meal like that out of the freezer to enjoy when you are involved in a project or just want a day off from cooking.
Some people say a dishwasher is a girls best friend but in my household its the freezer. I couldn't live without mine.
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Thank you so much, Ruth!

Gosh, your words are my words. The day I made them there was pots and pans everywhere, and I hate messes really bad, but I reminded myself that I wouldn't have to make them again for a while, and that helped calm my picky ways. LOL! :)

Oh yes, I agree, without my trusty old deep-freezer, I'd be lost.
 
Damaged Goods said:
My grandma, a Polish immigrant, called them something that sounded like "gowumpki." Maybe it depends on what is stuffed inside the cabbage. Hers were quite simple as I recall with tomato sauce and ground beef.

Her specialties were kielbasa (Polish sausage) and a delicious raisin bread.
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I know of what you speak being Polish myself. We have a family owned meat market, Komensky's, that had their 100th year anniversary that makes kielbasa ( some call it kielbasi) that has led to it's longevity. I have some in the freezer.
 
Aunt Marg, how many heads of cabbage did you use to make 31 of those rolls.

I don't know if I mentioned it on this thread, or elsewhere...bt I made cabbage rolls deconstructed, like a soup.
It was good and easy.

We generally roll grape leaves, not so much the cabbage.
Both very time consuming.
 
dobielvr said:
Aunt Marg, how many heads of cabbage did you use to make 31 of those rolls.

I don't know if I mentioned it on this thread, or elsewhere...bt I made cabbage rolls deconstructed, like a soup.
It was good and easy.

We generally roll grape leaves, not so much the cabbage.
Both very time consuming.
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I used two large cabbages.

Yes, when I forego rolling, I call my dish, cabbage hash. All is the same other than I thinly slice the cabbage and sauté it, otherwise the exact ingredients that go into the making of my cabbage rolls goes into the making of the hash.

The cabbage hash I make is rich and thick and eats like a stew.

Love the sounds of the grape leaves, Dob. :)
 


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