Romanian Sarmale Cabbage Rolls Recipes

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ROMANIAN SARMALE, STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS



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Make and share this Romanian Sarmale, Stuffed Cabbage Rolls recipe from Food.com.

Provided by CookWithAnna

Categories     Meat

Time 1h30m

Yield 30 rolls

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 sour cabbage
500 g beef mince
6 tablespoons risotto rice
1 egg
1 carrot
1 slice bread, soaked in
milk
1 onion
100 -150 ml tomato paste
3 slices smoked bacon
7 peppercorns
salt

Steps:

  • Peel the cabbage leaves one by one, cut them in half if they are too big and remove the stork.
  • Chop the onion and carrot and fry them in a bit of oil with the rice.
  • Mix the mince meat with the egg, fried onion, the slice of bread and a pinch of salt(be careful not to put a lot of salt because the sour cabbage is already salted).
  • Place a tbsp of meat on the cabbage leaf and roll it tight then push the ends in with your finger.
  • Chop the rest of the cabbage you didn't use sprinkling half of it on the bottom of the pan then add the tomato paste and sliced bacon.
  • Put the cabbage rolls in the pan.
  • Cover the cabbage rolls with water then sprinkle the bael leaves, peppercorns and the rest of the chopped cabbage.
  • Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer for 1 hour or until the cabbage it's softened.
  • Serve with mamaliga and a chilly.
  • ENJOY!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 67.1, Fat 3.9, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 18.9, Sodium 72, Carbohydrate 4.1, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 1.7, Protein 4.1

ROMANIAN SARMALE (CABBAGE ROLLS)



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This is a recipe that my grandmother made and was made and served at church dinners as I was growing up. It is very similar to Hungarian Cabbage Rolls and very different from the Polish style. No holiday would be complete without these along with Fresh & Smoked Sausage, Mamaliga with Cheese (Polenta) and Cozanac (rich egg bread with nuts or cheese).

Provided by dollygallu

Categories     Pork

Time 2h45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 lbs heads of cabbage
1 1/2 lbs ground pork
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 medium onions, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups celery, finely chopped
1/2 lb bacon, finely diced
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
1/2 tablespoon sweet paprika
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 cup rice
1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup tomato juice
1 quart sauerkraut (I prefer Polish in jar)
1 bay leaf
1 sprig fresh dill (optional)
1 smoked ham hock

Steps:

  • Remove core from cabbage. In a large pot, bring to boil enough water to cover cabbage. Add 2 tablespoons salt and 1/4 cup vinegar to boiling water. Immerse cabbage in boiling water. Cover and cook over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes. With fork or tongs, gently remove leaves as they become tender. Drain well; let cool. Trim main leaf vein so it is flat like rest of cabbage leaf.
  • In a large frying pan over medium heat, add oil, onions, celery, bacon, salt, pepper, paprika, parsley leaves and saute until light golden brown. Remove from heat and let cool for 1/2 hour.
  • Add ground pork, rice and sauteed onions together along with 1/2 cup water, and mix well. This is the meat filling.
  • Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of the meat filling in center of cabbage leaf. Fold right hand side of leaf over filling, then roll from base to bottom of leaf, then with index finger gently tuck left hand side of leaf into cabbage roll to make a nice neat roll. Squeeze juice out of sauerkraut and place 1/2 of jar on bottom of pot. Chop any leftover cabbage and place on top of sauerkraut. Place pork hock on top of sauerkraut. Arrange cabbage rolls, seam side down in pot in neat layers. Place them loosely touching each other and layer on top of one another. Sprinkle with salt between layers. Place second half of sauerkraut on top of cabbage rolls. Spread tomato sauce and tomato juice over kraut and place 1 bay leaf (and optional dill sprig) on top. Cover rolls with water just enough to cover rolls. Place heavy dish on top making sure there is a couple inches between plate on top of pot. Cover pot and bring to boiling and reduce heat to simmer and cook for about 2 hours.
  • Serve with sour cream and mamaliga for a real romanian dish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1256.7, Fat 75.9, SaturatedFat 23.7, Cholesterol 198.6, Sodium 3861.2, Carbohydrate 84.6, Fiber 16, Sugar 25, Protein 62.5

VEGETARIAN SARMALE (ROMANIAN CABBAGE ROLLS)



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Sarmale are tradditional Romanian cabbage rolls that are always served at weddings and during Christmas, as well as other occasions or for no occasion at all. My Romanian friend, Carmen, gave me this family recipe that she altered slighty since becoming vegetarian. It can be a lot of work and a little complicated as you first try rolling/stuffing the cabbage leaves, but after a little practice you'll get it and the results are fantastic!

Provided by Enjolinfam

Categories     Rice

Time 2h45m

Yield 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 large cabbage
5 white onions
2 carrots
1/2 lb rice, washed and drained
9 ounces tomato paste
1/2 lb granulated gluten or 1/2 lb soy crumbles
1/4 lb walnuts
3 1/2 ounces tomato sauce
2 -3 bay leaves
canola oil, to saute the vegetables
pepper
salt
soy sauce or Braggs liquid aminos
other spices, to your taste (optional)

Steps:

  • Filling: Chop 4 of the onions and grate one of the carrots. Saute them for a couple of minutes with about 2 Tbsp oil. Add the rice and continue to saute them for 10 minutes add a little water, but only a small amount to keep it from sticking.
  • Add the tomato paste, the walnuts, and the granulated gluten. Season it with salt, pepper, a dash of soy sauce, and other seasonings you may want. Heat for a minute or two and then turn off the stove and let cool down a little.
  • Remove the hard core of the cabbage. Ceave the cabbage in a bowl/pot with hot water and salt for 5-10 minutes (until the leaves can be removed easily, but it shouldn not stay too long because the leaves will be easily broken).
  • Drain the cabbage and wait for it to cool off until you can work with it. Remove the spine from each leaf (leaving two halves with each leaf about the size of your hand). From the cabbage around 20 medium leaves should result. Some leaves may rip, but don't use those to add filling to, instead set aside.
  • Chop the remaining onion and carrot, and the extra cabbage leaves that had been set aside because they had torn. Saute them in a large pot with a little oil. Add the tomato sauce and mix well. Put 2-3 bay leaves over this mixture. Turn off the heat and set aside (this is not the filling, but where the cabbage rolls will later be placed).
  • On every cabbage leaf place about 1 Tbsp of filling (the first mixture sauteed and put aside from direction steps 1 and 2) and roll. Roll by folding one of the width sides over the filling and then roll the length of it. One side should be still open, stuff that side inside with your finger to close. If there is too much filling to stuff the opened side inside then you can remove a little bit of the filling.
  • In the large pot with the other sauteed vegetables lay down the cabbage rolls in a circle. Don't have them touching the sides of the pot. Put the heart of the cabbage or more chopped cabbage in the center of the pot with the cabbage rolls around it. The cabbage in the middle is there to keep the cabbage rolls in place while boiling. Once a circle has been made in the pot you can put more cabbage rolls on top of the last ones making another circle, etc.
  • Boil enough water in another pot to cover the cabbage rolls. Add the lemon juice to the water if you want to add a little sour taste to them. Add the boiling water and lemon juice to the pot with the samales and make sure the samales are covered by the water. Place a large soup plate over them that covers them all and keeps them in place in the pot.
  • Cook them on a low flame for 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours and add water if necessary.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 136.4, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 0.4, Sodium 155.5, Carbohydrate 23.4, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 7.8, Protein 4.4

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