Lambage Rolls - Lamb & Rice Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Almonds and Currants

[@foodwishes]

Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/229450/Lamb-and-Rice-Stuffed-Cabbage-Rolls/

[@cstephen98]

An easier way to wilt the cabbage is to wrap it in double plastic wrap, put it in the freezer, freeze it solid and then thawed out in the fridge. When you unwrap it the leaves will naturally wilt. You'll still want to score the vein in the back but it saves you from all the cooking and stinking the house up of cabbage. You also avoid the risk of under or over cooking the cabbage. And also recommend when you make this dish instead of putting cabbage leaves on the bottom, put in a rack of lamb bones. It will Elevate the cabbage rolls and the lamb bones will further flavor the dish.

[@joezze-bear]

Craig Stephen was gunna say the same thing! Thought I’d look to see if anyone else would say what you said🤓

[@udhe4421]

Craig Stephen. Wow!! This looks like an excellent comment about the cabbage leaves and also the elevation of the bones. But I have a question So you don't cook at all the cabbage leaves??? Thanks!

[@gemjams9771]

THANK YOU

[@akarpowicz]

YES. Learned the frozen cabbage trick from Julia Child who learned it from a polish lady I think. Many people prefer a large savoy cabbage for rolls. My lithuanian SIL does, but buys regular cabbage because it's cheaper.

[@raven98031]

Wrap it in double plastic wrap after you cut it? Then put it in the freezer. When you are ready too cook take it out the freezer?

[@jareddar]

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[@keg1dog]

Tried this for dinner tonight, first time I’ve done cabbage rolls on my own. Loved the flavor with the cinnamon and currents and the crunch of the shaved almonds. I did it with ground beef because I wasn’t sure of my skills and didn’t want to sacrifice my lamb. Amazing recipe, wife was impressed and I have a new go to for my list of favorite Chef John’s!;)

[@katmykittiesmom]

I love stuffed cabbage rolls with ANY meat that is on sale, but my favorite meat is lamb or a pork and beef mix. Anyway, I wanted to say that I put my cabbage in the freezer overnight, then take it out when I get up the next morning. When it thaws, the leaves just peel away easily. Love your recipe. Will give it a try! Thank you.

[@phibber]

thank you. im doin it your way

[@anderwmarcell9503]

WOW that looks so good! The cabbage on the bottom is a Polish and French trick to stop the rolls from sticking. This recipe is fantastic; Thanks

[@unnecessaryfairy]

With all those crunchy almonds, no one will be able to tell that my rice is under-cooked! :D Fabulous!

[@aliante12si]

I'm a simple man. If I see freakishly small wooden spoon, I upvote.

[@scrungycat407]

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[@aliante12si]

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[@ricklong3260]

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[@creaper66]

this is awesome n the commentary just adds that cherry on top! those rolls look amazing!!!

[@skgreviews]

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[@paolo-n2000]

This dish looks delicious! My grandmother, mother and aunt always made stuffed cabbage. It's one of my all-time favorites, this recipe looks spot-on!

[@MarcinObuchowski]

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[@davidnieve6444]

Love your vids, your food, your voice. A man who will pick a pun, will pick a mans pocket! thanks!

[@adguy7880]

This very delicious I tried it last year on Ramadan now wanna cook again so I’m watching it again thanks for teaching us..

[@sebastian56309]

I love chef John, he is my favorite chef. His voice relaxes me and I love his jokes. I wish he had his own show. And yes this looks yummy I will have to try it.

[@johnkern43]

ive watched you for years but Lambasting is the best of the best. Wish that we could cook together, what a hoot.

[@yupitsme8359]

Chef John, Does it again with another great recipe! 👏👏👏

[@sarahii07]

OMG! My aunt used to make these for me when I was little but she used beef instead. Can't wait to try them with lamb...all I have to say is YUM!!! Thanks for another great meal!

[@Rob_Houser]

You have made a video for just about every one of my favorite foods. They all look awesome and I just want to thank you.

[@GoliathAngelus]

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[@unclegrim]

Chef, you made a perfect happy face with the onions at 5:08. You even gave it a nose. Wizardry.

[@ChuckHickl]

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[@mauimom1246]

I made this recipe, which was slightly different from the cabbage roll recipe I normally make, and wow...just wow! Delicious!

[@Kevindwyer34]

chef john... youve done it again. I applaud you.

[@Raison102106]

I'm sure with all the ingredients this dish is bursting with flavors.

[@xena9748]

I made this dish. My family loved it. Thanks for uploading this video.

[@thizizliz]

One of the first dishes I learned to make, low these many decades ago. Thanks for the reminder. It looks wonderful.

[@19dec1981]

Samale taken to another level. Will try it! Thanks! Cheers from Romania

[@TheQueposfan]

I love Food Wishes. This looks sooooooo good. I have everything but the ground lamp in my fridge so I am going to use a mix of hamburger and turkeyburger. Can't wait.

[@juggerable1955]

everytime I watch this guy he gets me hungry, tried quite a few of his recipes too. great. keep it up Chef :)

[@nurbina100]

They came out good! I made a pot of 10 rolls I was left with ONE!!! really thanks Chef John.

[@kayfarquar2034]

Wonderful, thanks! Ground lamb is relatively cheap; what a beautiful dish this is for less than $10

[@daniellemarie1299]

Everybody loved this recipe!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@chachaach]

Here, in Lithuania, we have almost the same dish, except we don't add almonds and currants. And we call this dish "Balandėliai" in lithuanian, which means "doves" :)) love this dish very much and I will try to do it in this way ;) thank you for this recipe!

[@trallesliantemius]

In Turkey we make it without cinnamon, raisins and almond and usually use veal mince. Also long grain rice is never used; always short grain or bulgur.

[@TeamHONEY1]

dude.. Ive grown up on this stuff N Never saw it made with the ingredients you threw in.. But Imma try it...Love your take on this classic Med/Mid East dish

[@mawathere]

What a great idea❤️I'm Serbian and love both lamb and cabbage rolls

[@davidgabriel9843]

This looks soooo incredible!!!! "Ewe" did a great job mate - keep up the awesome recipes and don't forget the puns.

[@schgyl]

this is Sarma, thats how its called in Balkan :) its suuuper good with some sour cream also called kajmak :)

[@MPK123MPK]

We call it "Gołąbki" in Poland. Which means pigeons. I really do not know why.

[@Zephirot080]

@@MPK123MPK also, a variation of a spanish dish called "Niños Envueltos"

[@Dragenriser]

@@MPK123MPK From what my parents tell me, it's because the rolls are roughly the size of a pigeon.

[@juwairiyahummabdullah]

Actually egyptians would call it mahshi, and lebanese also make this, I'm pretty sure greeks do too

[@mariamshehab4023]

In Iraq we call it dolma 😋

[@hapacooks]

Made this tonight! Really yummy, but I think I’d recommend cooking the meat and rice just a bit beforehand

[@stevenjbeto]

Five star yummy! The Chef John Constellation! Here’s another fine meal you’ve gotten me into.

[@-OICU812-]

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[@coffeecrisp76]

So many versions of this type of dish using beef, pork, lamb etc. In Hungarian it's known as töltött káposzta, stuffed cabbage. Our family has loved it for generations!!

[@SielofJM]

Sarma in Bulgaria, too... We usually make it with any kind of meat (mainly pork and/or beef), sour cabbage and we boil it, with a plate on top. My family makes it with finely chopped meat instead of minced meat and it is actually fun to sit around a table with other people and chop meat for a whole lot of people.

[@lifeHE]

wow wow wow although i'm Arab and this dish is traditional for us , but ur way is awesome i'll try it soon ,, thx

[@NatalieCWilliams]

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[@mishzguafa]

No matter what culture u from, i think we all share the same food. It just different version of it. :) LOVE this one!

[@TheSpufiniti]

This is the best recipe i have come across. Definitely giving it a try. Grew up on these bad boys

[@MrDedolino]

A couple of advices from a Serbian dude. We make this dish all year long and it's one of the local specialties. So, apart from lamb, you can do this with almost any ground meat mixture. 50% pork 50% beef is an ideal combination for me. Secondly, it tastes much better if you use soured cabbage heads (you can probably buy them at supermarkets, here we make them as a part of our winter stores). And last but not the least, it tastes even better if you put in in a 180°C oven with a lid on. Cheers! ;)

[@misstresbellezas]

this dish reminds me so much of my grandmother, she used to make me cut a whole bunch of onions and tomatoes (she did the sauce from scratch :)~ ) with some variants instead of lamb, she used beef and she didn't put almonds and raisins but it all tasted so good I'll try to make this on my own one of this days maybe on my mother's birthday. ty for sharing this recipe!

[@WCarroll91]

This looks way too good. Please do more off-beat comfort food recipes like this!

[@EmilyDiana90]

I actually have a cabbage roll family recipe that I have yet to find similar to anyone elses cabbage rolls. I love them though and this looks amazing! Thanks for the new take on this recipe!

[@brownsugaedmonds4366]

Ive never tried them with almonds and currants. Looks so good.

[@C4NDYV0M1T]

Right when the picture came up I almost started drooling, omfg. It looks so amazing.

[@suraa900]

in middle east this is a traditional dish sometimes comined with stuffed grape leaves, eggplants, onions and sometimes potatoes. and the leave raps r smaller than these, its good to know the different ways of other cultures in making it :)

[@LightlessFilmsOfficial]

Greetings from Belgium (Europe), I am going to make this....just like every one of your recipes. I cooked/baked/... 80% of your video recipes :D

[@Eneethe]

My dad used to make this a lot. Generally served with a few boiled potatoes. :) delicious!

[@PockASqueeno]

Wow, this looks and sounds delicious! Those fall spices and nuts sound perfect for this time of year.

[@gregpeterman]

Holy crap. I made this. Our first bite was "oh wow, this is amazing". Thanks Chef John! Any suggestions for making this with grape leaves instead?

[@Billbobaker]

make it with grape leaves silly

[@waqaszzaib]

Nice take. Looks like a very similar recipe I saw on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, at take on a an old Polish recipe.

[@PennyDreadfuI]

If my grandmother wasn't in the last stages of Alzheimer's, she would have loved this. I used to make her things I'd seen here on foodwishes, but sadly, those days are gone.

[@fdoeppen]

I grew up eating this dish made with ground beef. It tastes sooo good!

[@xRazRHD]

I'm 14 and can barely cook anything, but I watch these videos because it all looks so damn delicious.

[@stevenjbeto]

Hey, Chef John! I have the Lambage Rolls in the oven. In 55 more minutes of cooking (plus 30 minutes rest time), I will give it a taste and give it the five star yummy! I’m an optimist!

[@misterkefir]

Gołąbki! ;) The lamb version.

[@Padruig9]

Your text almost made me try to wipe the screen.

[@samedsabanovic1348]

Padruig9 IKR

[@atriyakoller136]

Golubtsi is the Russian version :)

[@MrLuigji]

I made this last night , family loved it. I might of put little to much Cinnamon ,but o well still turned out great

[@booksugarchessmagic]

oh my goodness...I think I am in love that looks so awesome.

[@Fangs4DaMemories]

Just a hint, Chef John. You can soak the rice in cold water for 20 mins and then drain it before adding it to your meat mixture. You should be able to cut your oven time down to an hour if you do that. That's what my mom does for her Albondigas recipe.

[@happiechicky]

This is very close to a Mediterranean cultural dish called dolma. Dolma is meat-in my culture [since there so many different versions of dolma] its beef and rice wrapped in either cabbage, grape leaves, eggplant, zucchini or bell pepper, and we do the tomato paste/sauce over the finished wraps before cooking as well. I was wondering if this recipe was inspired from that?

[@aketsuhide]

Such flavor for such a simple recipe.

[@mitchellmiller7624]

I'm not even a big fan of cabbage and this look amazing!

[@ContainerDK]

Good to see a Scandinavian dish on FoodWishes... more of those.

[@betsylee1235]

I made this tonight and it turned out so wonderful! ♥️thank you

[@surayaibrahimi6267]

Thanks for sharing, I am going to make this delicious recipe.

[@cyndifoore7743]

This sounds amazing with lamb instead of ground beef. I grew up eating stuffed cabbage. Sometimes my sister, mom and I would get together and make what seemed like hundreds and split them between our families. They keep so well in the freezer. My son never liked them and he doesn’t like lamb so he’s missing out here. He doesn’t like grape leaves either. He’s really missing out cause I think these are probably better than the beef ones. Allspice instead of cinnamon, no feta but maybe some ricotta or just parmigiana. The next day you can make halushki(don’t know if I spelled that right)with the remaining cabbage, onions and kielbasa in a skillet on the stovetop. Lots of butter here too.

[@carleyreco]

I love this dish, my mom cooks it (different version) but it is delicious!!! I am soooo hungry now. Maaaa tengo hambre.

[@missruxandra]

Never thought i'd see this recipe.This is a traditional Romanian recipe used mostly around the holidays,it's called Sarma.You should really try it with pickled cabbage, that is truly amazing:D

[@algoquemole]

Please, could you put the ingredients in the description? It would help a lot! Thanks so much and nice recipie!

[@Hugibeer]

Chef, you really have to try dishes like this with pickled cabbage. It just goes to a whole other level of awesomeness. Makes you never cook anything else. Well, almost, but you get the point

[@happiechicky]

That's so interesting, wow all the way to Sweden, huh? I can't believe this dish has so many variations, I want to try them now. Vinegar and gravy, I haven't heard of this version at all. I want to see if I could find this recipe online to try that now, it sounds yummy! I know what you mean about drooling, dolma is one of my favorite dishes.

[@myedwe]

Just made this and my family loved it thanks for the recipe !

[@Zmijawastaken]

In the Balkans this is called "sarma", but instead of lamb, we use ground up beef and pork, and we don't usually add the almonds and the currants, just onions, garlic, carrots, parsley and meat. We also wrap it in grape or chard leaves, especially during the summer season, and we use the cabbage in the colder days.

[@ceejay1547]

i do not really like lambs. but i gave this video a thumbs up because this chef made me laugh, actually laugh which is rare

[@mirpar1]

Chef John, I'm going to watch all your 759 videos, in chronological order, starting... now! See you in a couple of days!

[@fundy1973]

I made this last night exactly like the recipe. It turned out great, but I found the lamb was a little under seasoned. I'm wondering if putting all those seasonings, you are suppose to put in the onions, put on the lamb instead? Oh - also added an egg to the lamb mixture and went a little lighter on the butter/oil for the onions.

[@hi99999991]

I don't think id like some of the things he makes, but I would eat it just because Chef John made it :D!

[@ricardoperfetti]

This videos makes me happy

[@glamorousglow]

that looks delish, i am so trying this recipe thank you

[@Doctor_Drama_Mama]

Turned out great, would recommend. 8/10

[@giancarlosaquilayan]

best chef ever!

[@Djordjevicc]

Dear Chef John, you should try to get your hands on an entire pickled cabbage, they usually sell them at eastern european specialized stores. In Serbia, and many other countries in the balkan we make this same sort of dish called Sarma but with the pickled cabbage leaves. Being the culinary god that you are, you probably might already had it once, but if you haven't you should really try it! ;)

[@joycebrannen1943]

Thank you-Having this Sunday!!

[@AdamKrukowski]

In Poland its just Gołąbki :)

[@Gothdollythirteen]

my friends mom use to make these but with ground beef and just rice they were soo good im going to try to make thim with the lamb and the almonds :)

[@RoyalPRotector2000]

I love you chef John.

[@shiretsu]

oh man, every ingredient you were throwing in there had me going YEAH YEAH YEAH. at the currants I decided I had to make this

[@ewalker1057]

Can savoy cabbage be used? Do you eat the leaves used just for covering? They also look delicious.

[@britndorian]

My family uses beef instead of lamb but we do the onions and garlic the same way. We don't add almonds or currents and instead of tomato puree and stock we use tomato soup and water. There a family classic and always a big hit

[@quiksilver7177]

{iPhone: was released today} iLike your videos, thank you for showing easy ways to make good food!

[@JBW886]

I made this last night, it's probably the best dish I've ever made, what country does this belong to?

[@fgutz1970]

Tried these tonight. Very very good