1- Cut the cabbage stalk flush with the leaves, remove damaged leaves. Wash the cabbage. Boil water in a pot large enough to hold the cabbage. Salt it and blanch the cabbage in it for 15 minutes at a gentle boil. Drain it by pressing to remove the water. I placed it right in the large sink basin.
2- prepare the stuffing: peel and finely chop the garlic. chop the salt pork and bacon with a knife, as finely as possible. Crumble the sausage meat. Mix everything together in a bowl, add the rice, grated cheese, chopped parsley. bind everything with the egg. Salt, pepper and mix again.
3- Carefully separate the cabbage leaves, (I left it in the sink basin to stuff it), down to the heart. Put a tablespoon of stuffing in the center and distribute another tablespoon to each row of leaves until exhausted. Tie the cabbage in a cross by knotting the string at the top so you can easily remove it from its cooking dish.
4- Prepare the broth by dissolving the concentrate tablet in hot water. Place the cabbage in the pot and cover
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