Hungarian Cabbage Noodles with Caramelized Cabbage and Onions – Káposztás Tészta🇭🇺

Here’s a traditional and heartwarming Hungarian Layered Savoy Cabbage Casserole (Rakott Kelkáposzta) recipe 🇭🇺 — a true comfort food that brings together layers of cabbage, rice, and savory pork in creamy sour cream sauce.

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🇭🇺 Rakott Kelkáposzta (Hungarian Layered Savoy Cabbage Casserole)

Ingredients

For the cabbage and rice:

• 1 medium Savoy cabbage, about 2–2.5 lbs (1–1.2 kg)
• 1 ½ cups white rice
• Salt, to taste

For the meat layer:

• 2 tbsp oil or lard
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb (450 g) ground pork (or a mix of pork and beef)
• 1 tsp paprika (Hungarian sweet)
• ½ tsp black pepper
• Salt, to taste
• ½ tsp caraway seeds (optional but authentic)

For assembling:

• 1 cup sour cream (tejföl)
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp flour (optional, to thicken the sour cream layer)
• A little butter for greasing
• Breadcrumbs (optional, for topping)

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