Vegetables & sides / RICETTI
Maltese meat-stuffed cabbage
Cabbage leaves wrapped around meat and rice and simmered in sauce.
◷ 100 min / 4 servings
Method
- Boil rice 8 minutes and drain. Blanch leaves 3 minutes and trim thick ribs.
- Soften half the onion in oil, add beef and brown. Cool slightly and mix with rice, egg, cheese and parsley. Season.
- Divide filling over leaves, fold sides in and roll up.
- Put in a pot with passata, water, garlic and remaining chopped onion. Cover and simmer 40–45 minutes until cabbage and filling are cooked.
✳ From the kitchen
A Gozitan household version documented in Magro’s bilingual cookbooks.
Tradition reference
Magro · Recipes from Gozo, volume 5 ↗Reference for the dish tradition. This recipe is an original home-kitchen adaptation; family versions vary. Not professionally kitchen-tested.