Sarmale
Little rolls in fermented cabbage
Think of it as: Like stuffed cabbage rolls with a sauerkraut tang
Cabbage rolls, but make them sour.
What does it taste like?
Tangy, smoky and savory, with tomato and dill.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureMeltingly soft
What is it?
Romanian cabbage rolls: ground meat and rice wrapped in sour fermented cabbage leaves and simmered for hours. A must at Christmas and weddings.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Served with mămăligă (cornmeal porridge), sour cream and green chilies. Made by the potful at Christmas and eaten for days.
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Ingredients
- Fermented cabbage leaves, 1 head
- Ground pork 500 g
- Rice 100 g
- Onion 1
- Tomato purée 200 g
- Smoked bacon 100 g
- Dill, a little
- Sour cream, as needed
Can't find it? No fermented cabbage leaves? Wrap with boiled cabbage and simmer with sauerkraut for something close.
How to make it (one way)
- Fry the onion and mix with ground meat, rinsed rice, dill, salt and pepper
- Wrap small portions of filling in the fermented cabbage leaves
- Line a pot with shredded cabbage and bacon and pack in the rolls tightly
- Add tomato purée and water and cook on low heat or in the oven for about 3 hours
- Serve with sour cream and mămăligă (cornmeal porridge)
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