Recipe - Sarmi

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SARMI
(STUFFED CABBAGE/VINE LEAVES)
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The project is financed by the European Regional Development Fund
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Grant Scheme BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 “Support for Effective National Marketing of Tourist Product
and Improvement of Information Service”, Contract No BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 /001-5 “Multimedia Catalogue of the Tourist Sites and Electronic Marketing of
Destination Bulgaria”
This multimedia brochure is created within the framework of the project “Multimedia Catalogue of the Tourist Sites and Electronic Marketing of Destination Bulgaria”,
Contract No BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008/001-5, which is performed with the financial support of Operative Program “Regional Development” 2007 – 2013,
co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund. The entire responsibility for the contents of this multimedia brochure
is brought by the beneficiary – The Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, and under no circumstances it can be considered that this multimedia brochure presents
the official position of the European Union and the Managing Body.
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sarmi (stuffed cabbage vine leaves)
Sarmi are round or oblong balls made of vine or cabbage
leaves with filling made of minced meat and rice. This is a dish
which is also popular in other countries; in Bulgaria there are
a lot of versions for its preparation. During the summer, sarmi
with vine leaves are prepared, and during the winter they are
made by sauerkraut.
The filling can be made with minced meat, as well as without
meat. Meatless sarmi are one of the dishes, present on the
Bulgarian table on Christmas Eve. For this holiday they
are prepared from sauerkraut leaves, and in the filling rice
is mixed with raisins or walnuts instead of meat. In some
regions, fine chopped bacon is added to the filling.
Spices which season the filling are usually paprika, pepper,
savory or cumin.
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Prepare 15 - 20 vine leaves or sauerkraut leaves. For the filling you
need: 1 glass of rice, 400 g minced meat, 1 onion, sunflower oil,
1 tomato or tomato paste, spices - paprika, savory, pepper and salt
according to your preferences.
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1.
Heat up the frying pan with
some olive oil or sunflower oil.
2.
Stew the preliminarily chopped
onion.
3.
Add the minced meat, tear it
into small pieces and continue
stewing.
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4.
Season with the spices (salt,
pepper, paprika).
5.
Add the rice to the mixture.
6.
Add tomato paste.
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7.
Stew the filling until you
receive a semi-cooked mixture,
by constant stirring.
8.
Put some filling in the middle
of a cabbage leaf.
9.
Wrap well, so that the filling
can not come out during
baking.
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10.
Put the rest of the filling in a
tray and arrange the wrapped
cabbage leaves on top of it.
11.
Pour some water on the
wrapped cabbage leaves.
12.
Bake for about an hour.
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We wish you
bon appetite
and good times
in the company
of the traditional
Bulgarian cuisine!
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Operative Program “Regional Development 2007-2013
www.bgregio.eu
We invest in your future!
The project is financed by the European Regional Development Fund
and the state budget of Republic of Bulgaria
Grant Scheme BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 “Support for Effective National Marketing of Tourist Product
and Improvement of Information Service”, Contract No BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 /001-5 “Multimedia Catalogue of the Tourist Sites and Electronic Marketing of
Destination Bulgaria”
This multimedia brochure is created within the framework of the project “Multimedia Catalogue of the Tourist Sites and Electronic Marketing of Destination Bulgaria”,
Contract No BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008/001-5, which is performed with the financial support of Operative Program “Regional Development” 2007 – 2013,
co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund. The entire responsibility for the contents of this multimedia brochure
is brought by the beneficiary – The Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, and under no circumstances it can be considered that this multimedia brochure presents
the official position of the European Union and the Managing Body.