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Cabbage Rolls in Yogurt Sauce (Sarmi)

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Dinner Snack Sauce

Ingredients

Scale
  • 500 g (about 1 ⅛ lb) minced (ground) veal or beef
  • 300 g (about ¾ lb) minced (ground) pork
  • 1 bunch of spring onions
  • ½ cup uncooked rice
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • Parsley
  • Mint
  • Paprika (optional)
  • Pepper
  • 30–40 grape or cabbage leaves (depending on the size, a substantially smaller number of leaves may be needed)
  • 100 g butter or ½ cup sunflower oil
  • Salt

Directions

  1. Boil the vine or cabbage leaves in salted water until they look cooked and are just bendable enough to roll. Drain and allow to cool during the following steps.
  2. Lightly fry the finely chopped onions in a small amount of oil, and stir in a teaspoon or more of paprika.
  3. Add the meat, rice, pepper, mint, and finely chopped parsley, then cook until the meat looks almost done.
  4. Add ¾ cup of water, bring to a boil, then immediately cover and reduce heat to a bare minimum for 10 minutes, until the water is absorbed by the rice. Uncover and fluff as needed with a small spatula or spoon. Allow to cool to handling temperature.
  5. Put 1 teaspoon of the meat mixture on each leaf and make into a rolled, fully enclosed, package, similar to a small egg roll. A bit more filling can be used if you are using large cabbage leaves, but try to make all the rolls somewhat uniform in size.
  6. Arrange the rolls in a saucepan, add 1½ cups of warm water, cover, and simmer gently over low heat.
  7. In the meantime, mix the yogurt with a bit of paprika for color (or omit if you wish to keep the dish somewhat white in color), and other spices as you desire.
  8. When rolls are done, allow to cool a bit, gently transfer to a dish, and add the yogurt mixture to coat.
  9. Serve with vegetables of your choice. Enjoy!

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