Cabbage stuffed with Meat
Recipe Description
In Romanian: Varza umpluta cu carneIngredients
- 1 medium cabbage,
- 1 lb/500 g ground sirloin,
- 2-3 onions,
- 1 tablespoon rice,
- 2 tablespoons lard,
- salt, pepper,
- chopped parsley and dill,
- 1 lb/500 g tomatoes,
- 1/2 teaspoon Granulated sugar|Sugar,
- 1/2 teaspoon flour,
- 1 tablespoon vinegar,
- sour cream
- Remove the exterior leaves from the cabbage.
- With a knife, cut and remove the core.
- Place the cabbage in a pot with salt water and let boil for a few minutes (until the leaves start to soften).
- Mix the ground meat with the rice, raw or lightly fried Onion, 1 tablespoon of lard and some pepper. After the cabbage was removed from the water and cooled off, place it on a cutting board, remove a few leaves from the inside, fan out the other leaves and put the ground meat mixture in between the leaves.
- Re-arrange the leaves giving the cabbage its initial round shape.
- Place in a pot with the cored part up and pour the following sauce over it.
- Fry a little Onion with a tablespoon of lard, add flour, fry until yellowish and then pour the boiled and strained tomatoes over it.
- Add salt, Granulated sugar|Sugar and vinegar.
- If this sauce does not completely cover the cabbage, add some water.
- Cover the pot and simmer.
- When it is almost ready, spread some chopped parsley and dill on top and place in the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve with sour cream.
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