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Sarmale · Romania

Sauerkraut Rolls with Pork and Rice

Traditional Romanian stuffed cabbage rolls with ground meat and sauerkraut.

70 minutes6 servings
Sauerkraut Rolls with Pork and Rice
Photo: Sacha47 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ingredients

Method

  1. In a large pot, cook the sauerkraut with some water until tender.
  2. In a pan, cook the ground pork with chopped onion until browned.
  3. Add rice, tomato paste, caraway seeds, salt, and pepper to the meat mixture. Cook for 10 minutes.
  4. Lay the sauerkraut leaves flat, place a spoonful of the meat mixture on each, roll them up, and secure with a toothpick.
  5. Place the rolled sauerkraut in a pot, cover with water, and simmer for 1 hour.
  6. Check that the ground meat reaches 71°C (160°F) throughout before serving.

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