The best cabbage rolls you’ll ever taste. (Sarmale de post)
Ingredients
5 medium-sized onions, chopped
2 carrots, grated
300 grams mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
100 milliliters sunflower oil
water
2 bay leaves
Fresh rosemary and thyme
150 grams washed rice
150 grams tomato pure
200 grams grated pickled cabbage
Salt
Pepper
Cabbage leaves for wrapping
Instructions
Heat 100ml of sunflower oil in a pan. Add water, bay leaves, and cook for 2-3 minutes until they change color.
Add the grated carrot, mushrooms, and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
Add chopped rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
Add 150g of washed rice and 150g of tomato puree. Stir well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add 200g of grated pickled cabbage and mix well.
Season with plenty of pepper.
For wrapping, you can use pickled cabbage leaves. Fill the cabbage leaves with the filling. You can make them smaller or larger, depending on your preference.
With the remaining cabbage, chop it finely. Place half of it on the bottom of the pot. Arrange the cabbage rolls on top. Finally, add the remaining chopped cabbage, 2 bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, peppercorns, around 200ml of tomato sauce, and about 600ml of hot boiling water.
They need to cook for about an hour over low to medium heat. You can add more water if it evaporates while cooking.
I also added 50ml of oil on top.
Leave me a comment and let me know how you prepare cabbage rolls.