I had so much fun making the stuffed grape leaves that I wanted to do another stuffed dish. Stuffed cabbage leaves had been on my "to try" list for a while and I had a few recipes bookmarked. The one that stood out the most was Peter’s cabbage rolls with avgolemono sauce. These stuffed cabbage rolls were pretty similar to the stuffed grape leaves but that was alright because they were so good. I really enjoy the combination of flavours in this dish. Dill, feta and lemon go so well together and the mint brightens everything up a bit. It was fun trying to peel the leaves off of the hot cabbage but otherwise the recipe was pretty easy. The lahanodolmades turned out to be really tasty! The cabbage leaves were juicy and tender. The rolls held together well though they were easy to cut or bit into.
What I liked most about making this dish was that I really nailed the avgolemono sauce this time. Although my previous avgolemono sauces have tasted good, they did not thicken up as much as I was hoping for. This time I whisked the avgolemono sauce in a double boiler and it thickened up really nicely. The avgolemono sauce was light and frothy and lemony good.
Lahanodolmades (Stuffed Cabbage)
ingredients
- 1 cabbage (cored)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 1 pound lean ground beef (or lamb)
- 1/2 cup Arborio rice
- 1/4 cup tomato puree
- 1/2 cup feta (crumbled)
- 1 lemon (zest)
- 1 bunch of green onions (sliced)
- 1/4 cup dill (chopped)
- 1/4 cup mint (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- * chicken stock
- 2 eggs
- 1 lemon (juice)
directions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil with some salt.
- Carefully place the head of cabbage into the water and boil for 10-15 minutes. The leaves should be a little see through and they should come off easily without ripping.
- Drain the water and carefully peel the leaves off one by one removing the thick part of the rib of each leaf.
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute and remove from heat.
- Mix the onions, garlic, ground beef, rice, tomato puree, feta, lemon zest, green onions, dill, mint salt and pepper in a large bowl.
- Place a cabbage leaf on a flat surface with the vein side up.
- Place a tablespoon of filling in the middle of the leaf and fold the sides over the filling and roll the leaf up. Repeat until all of the filling is used up.
- Place stuffed leaves into a baking dish in layers and just cover with chicken stock.
- Bake in a 375F/190C oven for about 1 hour.
- Whisk the eggs in bowl over a small pan of simmering water until frothy, about 3 minutes.
- Slowly pour in the lemon juice while whisking.
- Add some of the liquid from the baking dish and continue whisking until it thickens.
- Mix most of the avgolemono sauce into the dish with the wraps reserving some for garnish.
- Serve garnished with the reserved avgolemono sauce and some chopped dill and or mint.
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I love how adventurous you are- you make things I love by shy away- you definitely give me inspiration! looks delicious!
I love stuffed cabbages!! and yours are just as gorgeous as the stuffed grape leaves that you previously made :0)
They look great, Kevin! The addition of feta is interesting; I’ll have to try that.
That dish looks so comforting and delicious! Again, you amaze me with your creativity!
Here is a hint for next time you make cabbage rolls. It will simplify the cabbage preparation.
Wrap your head of cabbage in saran wrap and then cover with foil. Freeze for 24 hours. Thaw.
Your cabbage leaves will separate like magic.
I’ve only ever made stuffed cabbage baked in tomato sauce – this version sounds great!
I haven’t made stuffed cabbage in a long, long time. This recipe is different and look good. I’ll have to try it someday.
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Those cabbage rolls look delicious! I’ve really enjoyed your blog. Happy cooking!
Great dish! It has been some time since I have made any type of stuffed cabbage.
Ohhhh Kevin, the cabbage rolls look fabulous and yes, your avgolemono is bang on, beautiful consistency.
Thank you again for going out on a limb and trying my dishes out. This and many others come from my family and it’s a joy to share them when they turn out as good as this!
Looks wonderful, Kevin
I tried making once Ukrainian style stuffed cabbage rolls, Holubtsi, but I modified by adding dashi no moto.
Should try yours one day
brilliant idea! i lovee the ground meat stuffing and the creamy sauce on top yumm.
in indonesia we eat cabbage stuffed with fish cake, drizzled with peanut sauce…:)
Looks fantastic Kevin! Another great recipe, it’s always fun to check in to see what you are cooking up!
Wow, this looks really good. I think my husband would change his mind about cabbage rolls.
So creative! And you’ve combined all my favorite cheese and herb, I know it must taste wonderful!
Oh I haven’t had cabbage rolls in so long and I just adore them! Your Lahanodolmades look amazing with that avgolemono sauce.
I love this dolma! It is very popular in Azerbaijan – with slight variation of ingredients. I make it quite often. I like your recipe, too. Will try this one for change.
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I now have to make these too!!!
I made stuffed cabbage before too but it’s Chinese style, stuffed with seafood! It’s so juicy, isn’t it ?
Oh this is lovely Kevin I love stuffed cabbages!! You really are such an inspiration!!
Rosie x
Kind of a springtime stuffed cabbage – lighter with the avgolomeno rather then the usual tomato.
Something else to go on my list.
This looks great!!! You make even difficult dishes look easy.You seem to be very creative and patient 🙂
Very elegant!
That’s definitely not the same old stuffed cabbage my mom used to make! This looks fantastic–I love the flavors you’ve incorporated into it!
Oooh that looks good! I haven’t had stuffed cabbage in years. I’m so craving it now – oh no!
Mmm the sauce rocks for sure! Great dish.
Sounds delicious as always!
Looks so good! Great job on the sauce as well 🙂
Hey Kevin, this is another great stuffed recipe. I don’t care more for cabbage, but the stuffing and the sauce sound terrific. Great combinations.
Cheers
I like cabbage rolls but for some reason never make them.
This one looks especially good, Kevin!
If there is one thing I like (that many do not) it is cabbage. I like it sauteed, stuffed, you name it. This looks absolutely great to me!
Those look wonderful. I’ve been dying to find a good stuffed cabbage recipe. I’ll have to make these soon. Thanks!
These bring back such wonderful memories of eating just this same dish on the island of Santorini. Mama had 100’s of recipes to choose from!! Way to go Kevin:D You are still on a roll!
I would really like to try a vegetarian version of this. Perhaps substitute quinoa for the ground beef or maybe even lots of mushrooms.
Do you ever make something that doesn’t come out looking fantastic!
redforever: Freezing the cabbage to get the leaves off sounds much easier. I will have to try it next time.
Hi Kevin.
One more thing to simplify preparing the cabbage head and leaves. Before you freeze the head of cabbage, cut out the central core. Then the leaves come off very easy when thawed.
Stuffed cabbage always brings back awesome memories of my grandma.
I like this spin on it because grandma’s cabbage was just an excuse to cram as much meat as humanely possible into the cabbage roll and then simmer it in chicken stock.
Yum! I loved stuffed cabbage leaves! They look so pretty in the photo too.
Oh, I am so bookmarking this!
This looks SO GOOD. I love cabbage!
Kevin this looks delicious 🙂
i love these! i think they sound great w/the feta too
Aahhh…this takes me back. My mother used to make them but since she went on a low fat diet, they are just not the same any more. I thin kI will try this.
lahana dolmasi is turkish. yes it means stuffed cabbage.
a turkish name for a greek food?
in our country they are called “Sarmale” and they are done with both salty wine leafs or sour cabbage.
usually served with polenta and sour cream.
forgot to say the country – Romania
What ethnicity is the name “lahanodolmades?” I made almost the same, by the name “golabki” – which is Polish!
You have tons of nice cabbage recipes — you should submit to my BSI before tomorrow! Info is on my blog.
Hi,
the recipe sounds excellent with one suggestion.
Being Greek and having the tendency of trying to stuff everything I would recommend specifically using a savoy cabbage(curly cabbage) for a more refined flavor and it will turn out exceptionally moist.
But also the savoy is much easier to work with.
Just lovely!