Which is your favourite meal for Christmas?

sarmalute - sarmalute
@cristi20 (2139)
Romania
December 8, 2006 4:51am CST
what traditional recipes do you cook for Christmas?in the following lines i will give you a special recipe in romanian tradition for Christmas (we call them sarmalute):(Cabbage Rolls) Romanian Cabbage Rolls 1 large cabbage 1 3/4 lb. (750g) ground meat(pork and beef mixture is best) 4 large onions 2 Tbls. rice 1 bread slice 3 Tbls. lard 5-6 tomatoes or 1 Tbls. tomato sauce salt pepper chopped dill 1 qt. (1 liter) sauerkraut juice sour cream Grind the meat with the crustless bread slice (previously soaked and squeezed dry) and a raw onion. Place in a bowl and mix with rice, dill, pepper, salt, and finely chopped onion slightly fried in 2 Tbls. lard. Mix everything well. Core the cabbage with a sharp thin knife and then blance it with borsh. Then, carefully, remove the cabbage leaves, one by one, so that they do not tear. Cut larger leaves in 2-3 pieces. Then place a little meat in each cabbage piece and roll inside. The smaller the rolls are, the tastier they are. Place a layer of rolls in a deep pan, then cover with a layer of chopped (julienned) cabbage, then a layer of thinly sliced tomatoes. Do this layering until all the rolls are made. The last layer must be tomato slices or add tomato sauce. Add a heaping Tablespoon of lard, pour the borsh and let simmer on top of the range for 30 minutes. Then place in the oven so that the liquid is reduced. Serve with sour cream. enjoy it if you are interested in cooking my recipe.Merry Christmas
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@anne_143god (5386)
• Philippines
8 Dec 06
Thanks for this recipe I will try to cook this on Christmas. For I always love to try a new recipe so I will probably try this one. Thanks alot.