Recipe
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Traditional dish of pork and beef in sour cabbage leaves. Winter favorite of Balkan cuisine.
- Preparation
- 45 minutes
- Cooking
- 120 minutes
- Total time
- 165 minutes
- Servings
- 6

Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 624 kcal
- Protein
- 31.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 38.1 g
- Fat
- 38.6 g
Ingredients
- Sour cabbage heads1 veća
- Ground pork400 g
- Ground beef400 g
- Long-grain rice150 g
- Red onion2 glavice
- Garlic3 čehova
- Smoked pork (ribs or ham)200 g
- Tomato paste3 žlice
- Bay leaf3 kom
- Paprika1 žlica
- Salt and pepperpo ukusu
- Olive oil3 žlice
Instructions
- 1
Carefully separate sour cabbage leaves so they do not tear. If too sour, rinse in water. Cut medium leaves to suitable rolling size (about 12x15 cm).
- 2
Rinse rice and cook in salted water for 8 minutes until half-done. Drain and let cool.
- 3
Finely chop the onion. Crush the garlic. In a large bowl, mix ground meat, cooled rice, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix well with hands.
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