Cabbage Rolls With Rachel Stewart | Cook It Like A German Ep. 2 | Learn How To Cook German Food

For the second episode of our new series „Cook It Like A German“ DW Food chef Felicitas Then invited DW’s „Meet The Germans“ presenter Rachel Stewart from the UK, into her kitchen to try to teach her how to cook an absolute classic of German cuisine: cabbage rolls!
Recipe for Kohlrouladen (German Cabbage Rolls)
Ingredients (for 4 people, preparation time approx. 1 hour)
1 Savoy cabbage
Salt
1 onion
1 tbsp. butter
1 bread roll
200 ml of milk
500 g minced meat
2 tsp hot mustard
½ teaspoon marjoram
Chili powder
Nutmeg, freshly grated
Black pepper, freshly ground
Kitchen twine
2 tbsp. clarified butter
100 g diced, streaky bacon
2 tbsp. tomato paste
300 ml meat broth
200 ml of cream
800 g waxy potatoes
2 tbsp. flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 tbsp. cornstarch
4 tbsp. Water
Preparation
1. Firstly, you’ll need to peel off eight large, attractive cabbage leaves, and blanch them in salt water. Rinse them off in iced water, and pat dry with a kitchen towel. Finely dice an onion and sauté it in 1 tablespoon butter until translucent.
2. Soak the bread roll in the milk. Now season the minced meat with the mustard, marjoram, chili and nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Strain the milk from the bread roll and mix in with the cooled onions and egg.
3. Now spread a cabbage leaf out on a work surface and place a small mound of mince in its center. Fold in the sides of the cabbage leaf and roll the whole thing up, then secure it with the kitchen twine.
4. Now add the clarified butter to a pan and turn the cabbage rolls in it until they are fried all over, then place them into an oven dish. Next, put the bacon in the pan and fry it for another 5 minutes, then add the tomato paste. Cover it all with the stock and cream, allow it to boil down briefly, then thicken with cornstarch dissolved in water, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Pour the sauce into the baking dish with the cabbage rolls and let it all simmer in a hot oven for about 30 minutes. You can serve Kohlrouladen with boiled potatoes and a sprinkling of parsley.
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[@DWFood]

Have you ever tried making cabbage rolls or "Kohlrouladen"? The recipe for this video is in the description!

[@27ankish]

Really nice and informative video. Would definitely try this recipe myself.👍🏼👍🏼 Please if you can let us know whats the german word for Clarified butter(Ghee) and is it available in common supermarket like Aldi, Rewe etc.

[@unbenannt7771]

@@27ankish Clarified Butter would be "Butterschmalz" and is widely available in German Supermarkets. Especially in the winter you could find it in big quantities, as it is used in many traditional Christmas cookies.

[@27ankish]

unbenannt Thanks you so much for this Information. I think I have already noticed it many times in the supermarkets

[@erkinalp]

They are completely different from how we do cabbage/raisin rolls here in Turkey.

[@FelicitasThen]

Butterschmalz 😊

[@Robert_Hermigua]

I am German and live in Germany. I had never seen Kohlrouladen like this. Seems like there is a great variation in this dish.

[@FelicitasThen]

Danke sehr! ;)

[@Bageera63]

Well done, Rachel. My German mama started me off in the kitchen at an early age. My first job was to 'stir' whatever was in the pot. Turns out it was a roux for creamed spinach. You and Chef Felicitas should do more recipes together.

[@gurdevsingh5637]

Waiting for meet the germans but ya know what, this is fine too.

[@waynebruce24893]

Instead we got meat with a German.

[@RachelStewart04]

Filming for Meet the Germans this week 😇

[@waynebruce24893]

@@RachelStewart04 you're the only reason why I sub to DW KZbin channel.

[@gurdevsingh5637]

@@RachelStewart04 don't worry we could wait for quality content

[@kdkpt]

I make Kohlrouladen sometimes, but it’s been a while! I make a lot of German food, mostly using my grandmother’s recipes.

[@DWFood]

Sounds great! What kind of food do you make?

[@kdkpt]

Kohlrouladen, Schweineschnitzel, Kartoffelsalat, Frikadellen, Käsespätzle, and Rotkohl. I’ve made some other German foods, but those are the ones I’ve made multiple times. I also buy imports, like Lebkuchen, Stollen, Knoppers, Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, mustard, and Bier! Hefe-Weizen is my favorite!

[@arthurss]

Amazing recipe! Rachel, I'm a fan of yours! I love Meet the Germans!

[@blarfroer8066]

We've had the first freeze this winter, perfect time for some Kohlrouladen

[@McGamer3000]

This is absolutely korrekt!

[@kochliebexxl9833]

A very nice made Video. You both made this so lovely. Really entertaining. Big Like👍👍👍👍. Greetings from Indonesia

[@FelicitasThen]

🇮🇩 👋🏻

[@DWFood]

Thank you! 🙂

[@WTomMeier]

Saw that Meet the Germans was on this episode but subscribed when you referenced chips with gravy being more Canadian ("Poutine"). You know your cuisine. Excellent!!

[@gigibenea3529]

I am from Transylvania and cabbage rolls are a traditional dish ..but we are doing different..first is that the meat is mixed with onion galic and rice!!!...and spices coriander a must ..

[@runnerawe]

Never thought cabbage could be that delicious

[@DWFood]

Have you tried the recipe yourself? 🙂

[@rolandm.881]

Hab mich noch nie an Kohlrouladen getraut. Bis eben! Das Rezept ist der Hammer! Oberlecker! Danke Felicitas!

[@FelicitasThen]

Gern! 🥰

[@DWFood]

Schön, dass es geschmeckt hat! 🙂

[@happydog4929]

Love this stuff. Thank you Paducah, Kentucky

[@easycookingwithessvee9704]

We tried this this at our channel. I loved the outcome. your recipe is on top. I will definitely try out this version

[@magdavic9997]

Loved this! I will try this recipe. Looking forward to future videos 😁💜

[@DWFood]

Let us know how it went!

[@SDD3204]

Yes. Rminds me of Philippine cooking too!

[@cindyjefferson6442]

Simple and delicious ❤️

[@ljupkan3873]

Girls, you've made my day, love you so much 🥰, greetings from Belgrade...( Here we have a sauer cabbage version, popular sarma, there is no winter without it 😋)

[@redone6171]

I came across Meet the Germans and became obsessed with it. And now I stumble upon this channel..damn this was fire 🔥 gotta love German cooking y'all 😍

[@esteveericmendez8826]

we also have that in the Philippines, we taste the raw ground meat just to double check if it is well seasoned before cooking !!! lolx

[@Just4Kixs]

I definitely don't! Not all Filipinos do that! gross

[@crumbled-cookie]

I think Kohlrouladen are very delicious. Thank for the inspiration.

[@FelicitasThen]

You're welcome!

[@mr.thegreat557]

My new favourite cooking channel.

[@DWFood]

Thanks, Mr The Great 😁💪

[@mr.thegreat557]

@@DWFood you’re welcome. 👍🏻

[@friedibobidi]

Going to school in Germany I started hating Kohlrouladen. They never tasted and looked very nice at school lunch. But you inspired me to give them another try😊

[@edwardkornuszko4083]

Thank you

[@rolandratz1]

Cabbage rolls with Wirsching cabbage is just much tastier than with "normal" white cabbage. It is also very good to use "pointed cabbage", which has a finer taste; however, the rolls will be somewhat smaller, but you can eat several. Some tips for preparation and processing: if you cut out the stalk of the cabbage generously and deeply, dip the whole head in the hot water and check in between with a skewer how soft it is, take it out and then the leaves can be removed very easily in whole. Then put them into the ice water. Fry the bacon with the onions and add it to the minced meat. The filling will be even tastier. You don't need to tie the rolls either, if you use either two leaves, wrapped in opposite directions, or you fry the rolls on the cut side first. Have fun trying out the tips.

[@DWFood]

Awesome tips, thanks Roland 😁

[@michaelaxwilhelm3176]

WOW!!! YUMMY!!!

[@thebigfs2330]

What a lovely video, thank you! As with all recipes, my family’s is a bit different-more tomato in the gravy, no cream. I really like the idea of searing the cabbage before putting things together for the oven.. will definitely add this to my method. I’m a bit surprised there’s no dill in this version, but no judgment here 🙂 And, as always, the thing that brings us all together: cabbage rolls go with potatoes 🙂🙂💟💟

[@DWFood]

Thanks a lot! Glad you like the video!

[@ulrikezachmann7596]

I don’t recall anyone eating very much meat in Germany between 1960s and 1970s so this is new. Wurst was really the only meat people ate and there was more attention paid to making vegetables very yummy back then. Any meat was as fresh meat served in small quantities and went a long way. Lentils and Schpazle sorry about spelling, was more common as were soups. The cheese selections however were excellent. Bread and ham were common as were fish.

[@erwinheinz3206]

So Good...

[@Suburp212]

Cool combination of hosts.

[@DWFood]

Glad you like the video! 🙂

[@basichistory]

Looks delicious

[@DWFood]

You should give it a go yourself 😉

[@theryder3682]

Yo Rachel you are human after all. I was starting to think you're good at everything 😬

[@RachelStewart04]

😅

[@SDD3204]

Lol... Superb comment... (I wrote mine before I saw yours)!

[@annabella7285]

This looks delicious! Rachel is NOT a foodie! Poor girl! I love her in Meet the German.

[@MrGomjabber]

that naught look when she tastes the raw beef. Love it.

[@erwinheinz3206]

Yummy!

[@DWFood]

It was! 😁

[@gluteusmaximus1657]

Whenever you prepare them - make many of them at once. You will find out why soon ;-)

[@MajidUrRehman]

Wonderful co-host

[@nikomangelmann6054]

i like the balkan version with pickled cabbage "sarma"

[@elenasabakuno6805]

My mother wraps them twice in the leaves and we cook them in a huge stainless steel pot on the stove.

[@coolerbeer86]

Lovly

[@spotlight-kyd]

Rachel has an interesting way of holding the fork. Is that the typical way it is held in England?

[@Askalor]

I like how it states " ... into her kitchen to try to teach her how to cook ...". Now i wonder... Rachel ,did it work? Oh and of course this traditional german dish comes in regional variations. (pardon the grammar pls)

[@hatira1029]

Rachel ❤️❤️❤️

[@RachelStewart04]

🙋‍♀️

[@alexey8873]

17:19 Just look how a random german woman and an english lady hold their forks.

[@bauerhermann222]

I'm German and I must confess I've actually never had Cabbage Rolls!

[@no1leader135]

Now I'm hungry, thanks :-;

[@FelicitasThen]

Youre welcome ;)

[@DWFood]

Have you ever tried this recipe yourself before? 🙂

[@no1leader135]

@@DWFood Not yet!

[@allenchristopher3117]

I'm shocked that Felicitas and Rachel are trying out the cabbage rolls without a couple of beers to wash them down!

[@scout8112]

This was my first thought as they put their plates on the table.

[@warrior100girl]

I'm shocked they didn't wash it at all.

[@abezzed]

Are we all gonna ignore how uncomfortable the conversations were? Rachel I feel you ✊

[@RachelStewart04]

I think you might just be sensing my general discomfort at spending more than 5 mins in the kitchen 😁 I actually had a delightful time with Felicitas ☺️

[@FelicitasThen]

@@RachelStewart04 Same! Big kiss!

[@Nachtpfiffel]

„Feels like a brain“ .... okey.... (walking slowly backwards)

[@HagenvonEitzen]

Well, at least that description was relatable ... (whistles innocently)

[@RachelStewart04]

👀

[@DWFood]

😂

[@Bageera63]

Show Rachel how to cook Wirsing.

[@celebstagram]

Rachel: "I'm a bit of a wuss". 😂

[@MrsCabecilla]

Racheeeeel 👏🏽👏🏽

[@RachelStewart04]

🙋‍♀️

[@banzooiebooie]

Took a long time to carefully soak the bread in the milk. "And I cut the onion" - cut - instantly done!

[@DWFood]

Magic! 😉

[@Rivadavia34]

Es wäre schön wenn sie diese Chanel auch in Spanisch haben.

[@DWFood]

@soledad martinez sintes Tal vez le interese esto 👉🏽 kzbin.infofeatured

[@hkkhgffh3613]

They deleted my comment!! Im so delighted by dis delightful delights!

[@scout8112]

Rachel seems to me a bit out of her comfort zone. But she has done well.

[@RachelStewart04]

The kitchen is definitely not my comfort zone 😂

[@rfsecrets]

Waaow yuuum

[@liamtahaney713]

What's this, a crossover episode

[@mihiec]

Love this dish. But it's not only German. You can find it In many EU countries

[@meinhd1483]

I'm Polish and I was taught that cabbage rolls are Polish. : )

[@pasplegaming9652]

@@meinhd1483 well you were lied to

[@leoprg5330]

It's a basic but delicious continental meal, sometimes it's nice to go back to ones roots! Except for mixing the meet with dairy I would skip that.

[@Harzer37520]

The cabbage head should first be blanched in boiling water, then the stalk can be cut out. This makes it easier to remove the leaves.

[@DWFood]

Interesting tip, thanks. But luckily, Rachel and Felicitas managed to do it with their technique too.

[@luanofortuin206]

I've eaten meatballs with cabbage before. Is it the same as those?

[@DWFood]

Where the meatballs wrapped up in cabbage? There are numerous varieties of cabbage rolls! In othe countries, they use vine leaves instead of cabbage!

[@MAKgargos]

@Rachel: Was this done, before or after you became a vegetarian?

[@SiljaMalin]

I would really appreciate to get this recipe :) Maybe you can write it down in the video information?

[@DWFood]

Hey SiljaMalin we've added the recipe to the description! Let us know how it went! 😉

[@SiljaMalin]

Thank you!!! :)

[@timmurphy5541]

Fabulous. It is somehow confusing to see this most motherly and comforting of food being made by women looking like they could be supermodels out of the pages of a glamour magazine.....in such a friendly, no fuss way.

[@waynebruce24893]

Waiting for another episode of Meet the Germans. Instead we got meat with a German.

[@DWFood]

Hope you enjoyed the video anyway!

[@crumbled-cookie]

I hope not meat out of Germans

[@donhulio2000]

Where is the egg?

[@AP-fg8vt]

For the first time I found Rachel a bit low on energy. The dish is marvelous though. 👌🏼💕

[@DWFood]

@A P She only pays respect to the mighty German Cabbage Roll...😉

[@reidzasawai7521]

Use warm milk to the roll.

[@undeflabs]

Felicitas said at kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ6wg4KpeNyVea8 that we could find the recipe "down below"... but... well... how much "down below" she didn't say. With other words, the recipe is missing.

[@DWFood]

@undef Look at the description again -👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

[@undeflabs]

@@DWFood thanks!

[@TaraKaos]

In the US I would NEVER trust eating the raw meat LOL. Perhaps your food is safer than ours though lol

[@DWFood]

Haha yep - Mett (raw pork/beef) is traditionally eaten on bread or Brötchen😁

[@TaraKaos]

@@DWFood I'm an IT worker, and I'm working on my German with aspirations to one day get a job out there. Not gonna lie, Mett both intrigues and terrifies me lol. But knowing me I'll probably love it and eat it every day lol. Followed your meatball video and made it with some kartoffelpuffer the other night, family loved it!

[@siobhanahbois]

7:03 madren?

[@axelbaumann8182]

Helmut Kohl Ruladen

[@Gonzol7]

This is astonishingly complicated--R. S. did a creditable job. My cooking skills are likely on par with hers--no, she's better than I.

[@anteeru8110]

Dunno if having a glass of wine before recording would've made this episode go a tad smoother ;).

[@erikasdarodalykus]

why does she have a 9 pan as home cook?

[@bayutrian8130]

Somay

[@barneeey]

Is it really really REALLY a german dish? Cuz Turkish people and other middle eastern people close to Turkey has Dolma and Sarma for centuries maybe a millennium and this dish really really resembles them.. No offense, I am really just genuinely curious whether germans had it for a long time traditionally or not.

[@Ehrentraud]

This is as traditional as it gets! But of course wrapping minced meat in some type of leafs is a rather obvious idea that is probably done in many cultures worldwide.

[@waynebruce24893]

Yeah because Turkey and middle east nations were the only ones who thought of wrapping cabbage around diced meat 🤦

[@haya4895]

the middle eastern version is different to cook and prepare, its withe rice and mince and some spices or herbs, and cooked on stovetop on its own, not with sauce. so yeah they r different

[@pilotgrrl1]

Cabbage rolls are also a popular Polish dish known as golubki.

[@DWFood]

@püsür Well, according to Wikipedia "It is common to the cuisines of the Central, Northern, Eastern and Southeastern Europe and much of Western Asia, Northern China, as well as parts of North Africa." What tastes good prevails everywhere! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

[@alexandernordic8551]

not sure if she liked it though

[@davidjoelsson4929]

sad must be the british boring food tastes

[@herrnkniebolo1180]

75 or so years are gone and I find it still quite embarassing that the labels on the fridge are in Englisch. Auch die Schmücken. Sisi still looking nice!

[@anthonyschreiber4184]

I was born and raised in Canada of German parents. We have a lot of English folks around and they are pleasant enough but I have always wondered about something. Why is it, when they meet a German, they want mention, in one way or another, WW2? I am not sure it’s alway an attempt to be rude but sometimes it feels that way. So a word of advice to Rachel, most Germans you will meet were not alive in the 40’s. If you do meet someone, they were likely children. A cooking show... you might have left that one comment out... it was cringe worthy. Oh, you can find coriander in Germany. It’s one of the main spices in Landjager sausage.

[@RachelStewart04]

Hello Anthony, I’m not quite sure what you are referring to - but if you mean the point where I explain which topics we have covered in the series, then you should actually check out the WWII video. It explores exactly the points you made - how some other countries (including the uk) are often quick to associate Germany with this era, how younger generations of Germans feel about it and how the whole country has dealt with its past. It’s a really interesting topic that we tried very hard to cover respectfully. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmqTlpuCqrilgas

[@anthonyschreiber4184]

My parents were both children during the war. My mother’s family fled for their lives from the Russians and spent weeks in box cars. Her father spent seven years in a forced labour camp. Mother never got over the rape and murder that she witnessed. My father was a child soldier and spent three years as a DEF surviving on starvation rations. He was skin and bones. He spent the rest of his life trying to drink away his undiagnosed PTSD. Growing up in Canada, all most English speakers know about Germans and the war is what they saw in war movies and pop history. You can imagine, it’s some what tiresome and the people who bring it up are more than tiresome.

[@anthonyschreiber4184]

@@RachelStewart04 I will take a look.

[@anthonyschreiber4184]

@Keith _EDH Felicitas did exactly what I do when the war is mentioned... we cringe.

[@666rsrs]

Germans talk about the war all the time and it definitely is not a taboo topic to mention. so what's the problem of rachel answering a question? 'don't mention the war' is a skit, it's not a real thing in germany

[@soumyajyotisarkar1180]

"Cook it like a German" Step 1: Prep. the oven

[@kc8923]

How do vegetarians or pescatarians survive in Germany?! 🤔😂

[@DWFood]

Hey K C there are plenty of German vegetarian dishes - we even have a series on how to make easy German dishes veggie style here on the channel --> bit.ly/GFME_Playlist

[@fundelgurgel3913]

German Stores even have a lot of alternative vegan products, at the moment it is really nice to be a vegan in Germany

[@waynebruce24893]

6:40 beef has better flavor than pork? That's some fighting words round here ma'am

[@DWFood]

😂

[@w4in]

1 How does she know what brain feels like and 2 why is she ok with touching the meat, but not the bread...

[@SDD3204]

Out of your comfort zone a tad Rachel LOL! Ladies, please tie your hair back or wear a hat, wear an apron and try and stop touching your hair when you cook...

[@hkkhgffh3613]

What do you think! Who is da hotter gal?

[@bobcatthekittykat1075]

Die Fräulein is not impressed.

[@bringiton5282]

I want to lose weight, let's watch German recipes, lol. Fail.

[@tomatenmark2679]

Garbage rolls , weri neiss.

[@sengbrettschneider5309]

You keep touching your hair and then touch food without washing your hands. Yikes!😢

[@jessy1614]

This is not legitimate!!