Cooking Times

45 min
Prep Time
120 min
Cook Time
165 min
Total Time

Ingredients (10 items)

1.00 Cabbage head
large, for leaves
1.00 lb Ground beef
0.50 lb Ground pork
0.50 cup Rice
uncooked
2.00 Onions
finely chopped
2.00 cups Tomato sauce
2.00 tbsp Paprika
sweet
4.00 strips Smoked bacon
chopped
4.00 Bay leaves
1.00 cup Sour cream
for serving

Instructions (7 steps)

1
Blanch cabbage leaves in boiling water until soft.
2
Mix ground meats with rice, onions, and paprika.
3
Place filling on cabbage leaves and roll tightly.
4
Layer bacon in bottom of large pot.
5
Arrange sarma rolls over bacon, add bay leaves.
6
Cover with tomato sauce and simmer 2 hours.
7
Serve hot with sour cream.