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Chef Roman Kovbasniuk: Stuffed Cabbage Leaves

Roman Kovbasniuk grew up steeped in Ukrainian traditions through his family and his surrounding community. Though he has mastered the creation of Holubtsi (stuffed cabbage leaves), the dish he makes in this episode, he actually…

By Middlesex County Culture

Roman Kovbasniuk grew up steeped in Ukrainian traditions through his family and his surrounding community. Though he has mastered the creation of Holubtsi (stuffed cabbage leaves), the dish he makes in this episode, he actually only learned how to make it two years ago from his then 97 year-old grandmother. You can follow along and make Holubtsi with Kovbasniuk’s recipe below.

Some of the things we love most about this dish, as he discusses with Share Your Foodways host Carolina Moratti in this video, are Kovbasniuk’s ideas about “making do”: adapting your dish to what you have available, or to the preferences of those you’re feeding. As he explains, this dish can be vegetarian, with poultry, or any other combination of meats.

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Ukrainian Stuffed Cabbage Leaves

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Behind the Scenes

Chief Videographer Hamza Masood discusses the next shot with program host Carolinia Moratti (left) and guest chef Roman Kovbasniuk (right). Photographed by Sally Van de Water on August 15, 2022.
Chief Videographer Hamza Masood films program host Carolinia Moratti (left) and guest chef Roman Kovbasniuk (right) adding garlic to the filling for the cabbage rolls. Photographed by Sally Van de Water on August 15, 2022.
Chief Videographer Hamza Masood films program host Carolinia Moratti (left) and guest chef Roman Kovbasniuk (right) cooking the meat for the cabbage rolls.
Photographed by Sally Van de Water on August 15, 2022. 
Guest chef Roman Kovbasniuk demonstrating how to roll cabbage rolls.
Photographed by Sally Van de Water on August 15, 2022.
Finished pot of stuffed cabbage rolls.
Photographed by Sally Van de Water on August 15, 2022.