Name: Romanian Sarmale with Vegetables
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 1 head green cabbage; 1 cup rice; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp caraway seeds; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tbsp mustard; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 cup vegetable broth; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1/2 cup polenta; Salt and pepper to taste; Fresh dill for garnish

A vegetarian version of the traditional Romanian dish, made with cabbage rolls filled with a mixture of rice and vegetables, served with polenta and sour cream.

Method

Shred the cabbage and set aside. In a bowl, mix the rice, onion, garlic, caraway seeds, paprika, mustard, soy sauce, and salt and pepper.
Take a cabbage leaf and place a spoonful of the mixture in the center. Roll it up and place in a pot.
Repeat with the remaining cabbage leaves and mixture. Add the vegetable broth to the pot and cover. Simmer for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, prepare the polenta by cooking the polenta in water until thickened, then stir in the sour cream.
Serve the sarmale with polenta and garnished with dill.