Millet and Salt Pork Filling for Holubtsi

Name: Millet and Salt Pork Filling for Holubtsi
Yield: Makes about 6 cups
Cuisine: Ukraine
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup sour cream, plus additional for serving; 2 tablespoons sunflower oil; 2 cups millet; 4 ounces salt pork, finely chopped; 1 large onion, finely chopped

Nachynka na holubtsi z prosa i sala

Preparation info

Makes about
6 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ukrainian Cookbook

By Annette Ogrodnik Corona

Published 2020

About

Millet contains more protein and iron than any other grain, cooks quickly, and makes a delicious holubtsi filling. Sorrel leaves are good “wrappers” for millet filling and the pairing is especially popular in western Ukraine; or I would suggest using this filling with Beet Leaf Holubtsi.

Ingredients

2 cups millet
2 tablespoons sunflower oil
1 large onion<

Europe
Ukraine
Side dish
Eastern Europe

Method

Toast the millet in a large skillet over medium-high heat for about 4 minutes, until it begins to smell roasted and some of the grains start to pop. Remove the pan from the heat and turn the millet out onto a plate.

Warm the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the salt pork and continue cooking another 3 minutes. Add th