Sarma (Croatian Sauerkraut Rolls) Recipe

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Sarma (Croatian Sauerkraut Rolls)
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Directions:

  1. Take the whole sauerkraut head and remove leaves carefully avoiding damaging them. 1500 g should give about 20 to 25 sarmas. Cut the thick part at the bottom of each leaf (cut it triangularly).
  2. Mix grounded beef, pork and bacon. Add two eggs and very finely minced onion. Cook rice until half done and add into meat. Add salt, pepper and mix hard.
  3. Take leaf of sauerkraut and put meat in it and make a small package making sure to close ends. I don’t know how to explain it but you have to press leaf end into. Do it until you have enough meat or leaves.
  4. Take a really large pot and start to put sarmas in it. At the bottom put smoked bacon skins if you have any, than one layer of sarmas, one layer bacon or pork ribs. Also add sliced sauerkraut in between. After you lay all sarmas and bacon, ribs and sliced sauerkraut, pour 2 cups of brine over everything (this is optional, my family like really sour sauerkraut that’s why I’ve put it).
  5. Cook for about 1 hour on mild fire. Some people, and I’m among them like to add this: take small pan, melt lard and fry flour until brownish – add paprika and some cold water and make creamy stuff (we call this “ajmbren”). Add this into sarma and cook 2 to 3 hours.
  6. The best sarma in the next day, not the day you’ve cooked it. You can eat sarma up to whole week; you can also freeze portions. We eat cooked potato on lard and onion with it called “restani krumpir”.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1192 Kcal (4991 kJ)
Calories from fat 793.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 88.19g 136%
Cholesterol 251.19mg 84%
Sodium 3695.33mg 154%
Potassium 1658.78mg 35%
Total Carbs 47.7g 16%
Sugars 9.61g 38%
Dietary Fiber 13.48g 54%
Protein 54.74g 109%
Vitamin C 49.3mg 82%
Iron 7.4mg 41%
Calcium 170.3mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 151.85 Kcal (636 kJ)
Calories from fat 101.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.23g 136%
Cholesterol 32mg 84%
Sodium 470.74mg 154%
Potassium 211.31mg 35%
Total Carbs 6.08g 16%
Sugars 1.22g 38%
Dietary Fiber 1.72g 54%
Protein 6.97g 109%
Vitamin C 6.3mg 82%
Iron 0.9mg 41%
Calcium 21.7mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 30.4
    Points
  • 32
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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