Culinary World Tour
Sarma – Balkans/Croatia
Stuffed sauerkraut rolls with minced meat – Sven's Balkan take on a classic. Often tastes even better the next day.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 40 minutes
- Braising time: approx. 90–120 minutes
- Total: approx. 130–160 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 6 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 500 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 30.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 18 g
- Fat
- ≈ 31.9 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 1 onion · ≈ 100.0 g
- 2 garlic cloves · ≈ 6.0 g
- 1 head sauerkraut leaves · ≈ 800 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
- paprika · ≈ 150 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
- tomato paste · ≈ 30 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 1 head sauerkraut leaves
- 700 g minced meat
- 100 g rice
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- paprika
- salt
- pepper
- 500 ml stock
- 200 g bacon
- tomato paste
Instructions
- Mix the minced meat with rice, onion, garlic and spices.
- Wrap in cabbage leaves.
- Braise with bacon, stock and tomato paste for 90–120 minutes.
