I Make This Recipe Every Christmas🎄(Cabbage Meat Rolls Boiled in Sour Soup)

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground beef is often more affordable.

sauerkraut leaves

🥗Healthier: fresh cabbage leaves

💰Cheaper: canned cabbage

Fresh cabbage is healthier, while canned is more accessible.

smoked bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork lard

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while lard is less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt is healthier and provides similar creaminess.

Start by grilling one medium white onion in vegetable oil until softened and slightly caramelized.

Add 250 g of minced pork to the caramelized onion.

Mix in 1 egg to bind the mixture together.

Add 25 g of rice, which is about 1 big to 2 tablespoons, to the meat mixture.

Season with paprika salt and thyme, being cautious with the salt due to the salty nature of the cabbage and soup.

Prepare the cabbage leaves by either using fermented leaves or boiling fresh cabbage leaves in salted water to soften them.

Take one cabbage leaf and place it in your palm or on a cutting board.

Scoop one tablespoon of the meat filling onto the leaf and fold the corners to secure the filling, ensuring not to pack it too tightly.

Layer leftover cabbage at the bottom of a large pot, followed by the cabbage rolls, ensuring they are not packed too closely together.

Add 2 bay leaves and whole peppercorns between the layers of cabbage rolls for flavor.

For the cooking liquid, use either plain water, soup, or a mixture of water and tomato juice, or the pickling liquid from the cabbage.

Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of tomato puree or tomato juice to the liquid.

Boil the rolls for about 1 hour, then typically let them cook for about 2 hours.

After cooking, refrigerate the rolls and serve the next day.

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