Culture Palate: Dishes from Ukraine
| February 20, 2019
Holubtsi
Another extremely popular main course in Ukraine is holubtsi. For this dish, cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and meat, then cooked in tomato sauce. Making holubtsi takes a fairly long time, but the results are definitely worth it. The decadent rolls are served with a ladle of tomato sauce over top and accompanied by sour cream. Although it’s possible to make holubtsi with other fillings (some more unusual fillings include kasha or wheat grits), white rice with ground pork and beef are the most common.
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