Name: Yugoslavian Cabbage Rolls
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: european
Ingredients: 1 onion chopped; 1 tbs oil; 500 g beef mince; 250 g pork mince; 2 slices bacon rashers chopped; 1/2 cup rice; 2 cloves garlic clove chopped; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 sauerkraut; 250 g sausage smoked; 2 tbs vegetable oil; 1 tbs plain flour; 1 tsp sweet paprika

by oldsheila Last updated on 07/09/2019

A very tasty European treat. - oldsheila

Ingredients

1 onion chopped
1 tbs oil
500 g beef mince
250 g pork mince
2 slices bacon rashers chopped
1/2 cup rice
2 cloves garlic clove chopped
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 sauerkraut
250 g sausage smoked
2 tbs vegetable oil
1 tbs plain flour
1 tsp sweet paprika

Method

Step 1

Warm oil in frying pan and add onion. Fry gently until transparent.
Step 2

Mix the ground beef, pork and bacon, rice, chopped garlic, salt and pepper.
Step 3

Mix fried onion with the mince.
Step 4

Remove core of the cabbage head. Peel off the leaves and trim the thick parts, saving any trimmings.
Step 5

Rinse the leaves. If too sour boil the leaves for 1 minute.
Step 6

Form the meat mixture into oblong shapes that will fit into the leaves.
Step 7

Place each patty into the leaves and roll the leaves over the meat.
Step 8

From the left side, fold over one end, finish rolling and tuck into free end. Line the bottom of a casserole dish with cabbage leaves, about 2-3 leaves thick.
Step 9

Place cabbage rolls inside the dish.
Step 10

Between the layers tuck in roughly chopped pieces of smoked sausage. Use finely chopped scraps of cabbage to fill in wholes.
Step 11

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in frying pan. when it smokes, stir in flour and paprika to make a thick paste.
Step 12

Add about 2½ cups water over the rolls or until the water is 2 cm below the top layer of rolls.
Step 13

Bring liquid to the boil, cover pot, and simmer slowly for 1½ hours.