Mixed Dishes Dulmas

dulmas
(from The Carolina Housewife, Or, House and Home, by Sarah Rutledge, 1847)

Ingredients:

veal, or chicken, or mutton​

pepper and salt​

rice​

cabbage-leaves​

rich brown gravy​

Instructions:

Veal, or chicken, or mutton, chopped fine, and well-seasoned with pepper and salt; add as much rice as will make it into balls. Put it into cabbage-leaves, tying them loosely, and let them stew in a rich gravy.​

This one is from a slightly later edition of the Carolina Housewife than I've been using - 1855. Dolmas (called Dulmas here) are stuffed vegetable leaves common in the Middle East and surrounding regions. This one suggests chopped veal, chicken, or mutton, but would also work with ground lamb or beef.

And here's the recipe from the same source for rich gravy, which seems to be a basic brown beef gravy reduced to one third.

 

[Awanita]

I do a recipe very similar to that It is called Lemon Cabbage rolls. contains the rice, ground beef and three types of cheeses. they are baked in a Lemon Chicken gravy sauce and oh my are they good. Yes maam!

 

[donna]

With talk about stuffed cabbage, brought this thread back up.

 

[donna]

An older thread on stuffed cabbage. Always liked it. Haven't had in a long time.

 

[alan polk]

An older thread on stuffed cabbage. Always liked it. Haven't had in a long time.

Has anyone heard from Allie? I hope she is okay. I really enjoyed her posts.

 

[donna]

She been gone for a while. I always miss her posts too. Hope she is okay.