Sarma is a traditional dish made from minced meat, rice, and onions wrapped in sour cabbage leaves, then slowly cooked.
Sarma
Sarma is a traditional dish made from minced meat, rice, and onions wrapped in sour cabbage leaves, then slowly cooked.
Ingredients
- 500 grams minced meat preferably a mix of beef and pork
- 1 cup rice washed
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 1 large sour cabbage head leaves separated
- 1 tablespoon paprika for flavor
- to taste salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix the minced meat with rice, onion, salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Take a sour cabbage leaf and place a spoonful of the meat mixture at the bottom. Roll the leaf up, tucking in the sides to enclose the filling.
- Repeat the process until all the leaves and filling are used, stacking the rolls in a large pot.
- Cover the sarmas with more sour cabbage leaves and add water to cover them completely.
- Bring the pot to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 2 hours or until the rice is cooked and flavors are combined.
- Serve hot with crusty bread.
Nutrition
Serving: 250gCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 20gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 450mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 15mg
This is sooo good! My family loved it, especially with some bread on the side. Thank you!