Traditional Romanian Cabbage Rolls
Authentic Romanian Sauerkraut Stuffed Cabbage Rolls are made from cabbage leaves stuffed with a mix of ground meat with rice.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground meat beef, pork
- 1 big onion chopped finely
- 1 cup rice
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp marjoram
- 1 pickled cabbage or 1 big jar of cabbage leaves
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 1/2 lb bacon chopped
Instructions
- Turn on the stove to medium heat and add a pot with few drops olive oil. Finely chop the onion on cutting board and add it to the pot until softened and translucent and leave aside.
- Rinse the rice under running cold water and add it to the pot. Cover the rice with water and bring it to boiling. Stir occasionally.
- After the rice absorbs about half of the water season with salt, pepper, thyme and add 2 tbsp of tomato paste and stir well.
- You can use a large bowl to mix the ground meat with the sauted onions and rice, dried herbs or use the pot.
- Open the jar with cabbage leaves and grab one and add place meat mixture in the center. Make a roll from the cabbage leaf by wraping the meat inside. You can find sauerkraut sour cabbage leaves in most of the intenrational stores.
- Transfer each roll to a baking dish and add a layer of bacon over each rolls.
- Then add the paste and pour it over the rolls, add water to cover the rolls and mix it with the tomato juice.
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- Bake for 3 hours.