This is the Croatian cabbage roll stuffed with meat. It is available all year and is a staple for any restaurant featuring Croatian cuisine in Zagreb.
Recipe and picture from the Zagreb Tourist Website
Ingredients for 8-10 persons:
1 head of sour cabbage
700g minced pork
300g minced beef
300 g of Kaiserfleisch (fresh pork ribs)
200 g smoked bacon
150 g rice
2 onions
3 cloves garlic
2-3 bay leaves
Salt and black pepper to taste
*Mix minced beef and pork in a suitable bowl, add chopped onions, chopped bacon, rice, chopped parsley, season with salt and pepper. Mix the ingredients by hand well.
*Separate the cabbage leaves and use a knife to thin out the hard central part so they can be folded more easily. *Stuff the leaves with the meat mixture and push the ends in so the sarmas do not open during cooking. Slice the remaining cabbage leaves into strips.
*Arrange a portion of the sliced cabbage on the bottom of the pot. Place some of the sarmas on top, then another layer of sliced cabbage and then the remaining sarmas. Finally, add Kaiserfleisch (fresh pork ribs) and pour in enough water to cover the ingredients.
*Add cloves of garlic and bay leaves.
*Cover when it boils and cook over a medium flame for an hour and a half.
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