Simple Way to Make Ultimate Romanian Sarmale

Romanian Sarmale.

Romanian Sarmale

Hey everyone, I hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, romanian sarmale. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Romanian Sarmale is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It's simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Romanian Sarmale is something that I've loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have romanian sarmale using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Romanian Sarmale:

{Make ready 3 lb of cabbage head.
{Take 1 1/2 lb of gound pork meat.
{Get 4 tbsp of vegetable oil.
{Get 4 medium of onions, finely chopped.
{Prepare 1 1/2 cup of celery, finely chopped.
{Prepare 1/2 lb of bacon, finely diced.
{Take 1 tbsp of salt.
{Make ready 1/2 tbsp of black pepper.
{Get 1/2 tbsp of sweet paprika.
{Get 2 tbsp of fresh parsley, finely chopped.
{Take 1 cup of rice.
{Prepare 1 cup of tomato sauce.
{Take 1 cup of tomato juice.
{Take 1 quart of sour cabbage.
{Get 1 of bay leaf.
{Take 1 of spring fresh dill.
{Prepare 1 of smoked ham hock.

Steps to make Romanian Sarmale:

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..

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