The Very Best Cabbage Rolls Aka Sarmas
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
22 rolls
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1 medium head cabbage
- 2 medium onions, chopped, saute
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped, saute
- 1⁄2 lb bacon, cooked crisp crumbled
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 cup uncooked white rice
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
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Sauce ingredients
- 1 pint sauerkraut, rinsed and drained if really sour kraut
- 23 ounces V8 vegetable juice
- 14 1⁄2 ounces diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- remaining onion
directions
- Core cabbage and boil in pan of water with 3 tblsp vinegar,boil about 25 minutes till leaves are soft.
- While the cabbage is boiling,cook bacon, crisp and crumbled set aside.
- Saute onions and garlic,set aside.
- Mix beef and pork with eggs,spices,rice and 1/2 cup onions and garlic and bacon.
- Cut thick vein from leaves.
- Fill cabbage leaves with 2 tblsp of filling place seams down.
- Combine sauce,sauerkraut,remaining onions,garlic, sugar,salt,paprika,and pepper. Pour over cabbage rolls.
- Can be made in crockpot 6-8 hours low or stovetop bring to boil cover and simmer 3 hours or in the oven 350 foil covered for 2 hours.
- When the rolls are done add a mix of cornstarch and water to thicken the sauce and pour over rolls to serve.
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