Medium
Bulgarian
Lozovi Sarmi
Stuffed grape leaves with rice and meat, a festive Bulgarian dish for Christmas Eve.
90
Total Minutes
4
Servings
Cooking Times
30 min
Prep Time
60 min
Cook Time
90 min
Total Time
Ingredients (5 items)
20.00
Grape leaves
preserved or fresh
1.00 cup
Rice
short-grain
300.00 g
Ground pork
1.00 medium
Onion
finely chopped
1.00 tsp
Paprika
Instructions (6 steps)
1
Sauté onion and pork until browned.
10 minutes
2
Add rice, paprika, and 1 cup water; cook until absorbed.
15 minutes
3
Blanch grape leaves if fresh, then cool.
2 minutes
4
Place 1 tbsp filling on each leaf, roll tightly.
5
Arrange in pot, cover with water, simmer 45 minutes.
45 minutes
6
Serve with yogurt.