SarmiStuffed Sour Cabbage Rolls
Sarmi are stuffed cabbage or vine leaves found across the region. This Bulgarian-style version fills sour cabbage leaves with pork, rice, onion, carrot, and paprika and simmers them in tomato sauce.
Prep
35m
Cook
1h 30m
Serves
4
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Ingredients
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Rolls
- 12pcsSour Cabbage Leaf (separated and drained)
- 450gGround Pork
- 120gWhite Rice (rinsed)
- 120gOnion (finely chopped)
- 100gCarrot (finely diced)
- 30mlSunflower Oil
- 5gPaprika
- 2gBlack Pepper
Sauce
- 1lWater
- 50gTomato Paste
- 2pcsBay Leaf
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Method
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- 01
Rinse the sour cabbage leaves briefly if they taste too salty, then pat them dry.
- 02
Heat the sunflower oil in a pan and cook the onion and carrot until softened.
- 03
Add the white rice, ground pork, paprika, and black pepper and cook just until the meat loses its raw color.
- 04
Place some filling on each sour cabbage leaf, fold in the sides, and roll tightly.
- 05
Mix the water with the tomato paste and place the bay leaves in the cooking pot.
- 06
Arrange the rolls snugly in the pot, pour over the sauce, and bring to a gentle simmer.
- 07
Cover and cook slowly until the cabbage is tender, the rice is fully cooked, and the filling reaches 71°C (160°F).
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