Cabbage Rolls with Buckwheat
The older buckwheat version of holubtsi, nuttier and heavier than the rice kind.
- Prep
- 45 min
- Cook
- 120 min
- Total
- 165 min
- Servings
- 8
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Calories
- 265 kcal
Equipment
- •Roaster
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 265 kcal
- fat
- 8 g
- carbs
- 42 g
- protein
- 8 g
- calories
- 265
Instructions
- 1
Loosen the cabbage leaves in boiling water and shave the ribs flat.
- 2
Fry the onions and mushrooms in the butter until browned and stir them through the buckwheat with dill and salt.
- 3
Roll the filling in the leaves and pack them into a lined roaster.
- 4
Pour over the tomatoes with 250 ml water.
- 5
Cover tightly and bake at 160C for 2 hours.
- 6
Rest before serving.
Chef's tips
Buckwheat swells less than rice, so fill the leaves a little more generously than you would for the rice version.
Ingredient substitutions
- butter → oil for a fasting version
Storage
4 days refrigerated, 3 months frozen.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Overcooking the groats before rolling
Serving suggestions
Cooked Cabbage Rolls with Buckwheat?
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