Serbian Sarme (Sarma) / cabbage rolls

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Serbian Sarme

Cuisine Serbian

Keyword Serbian

Author BJ Rusovich, Counsel of Yugoslavia

Ingredients

• 1 head cabbage
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground pork
• 1/4 lb ham
• 1/2 cup rice cooked
• 1 egg well-beaten
• 1 onion chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

• Parboil cabbage for about five minutes.
• Remove leaves one by one and trim stems to make it easier to fold.
• Mix well the above ingredients and fill each leaf separately, then wrap securely.
• Place in casserole a layer of cabbage leaves and one of the sarme,
• Make a thin roux, adding one-half cup of tomatoes and one cup of water and over the sarme.
• Cook for one and a half hours on low fire.

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