Sarmi – Stuffed Cabbage Leaves with Rice and Mushrooms

A few of you asked me what the "dumplings" I made for Christmas Eve were. If you haven't checked my full post for Christmas Eve dinner, you can read it here Christmas Eve .

Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 60 mins

Total Time 1 hr 30 mins

Cooking Method: Boiling, Frying

Cuisine: Bulgarian

Courses: Dinner

Difficulty: Intermediate

Servings: 4

Description

This is my favourite lenten food (no meat, no dairy, no animal products, i.e. vegan food) and even though it is considered to be festive, I like to cook it every once in a while even when it is not Christmas Eve.

Ingredients

300 g chopped Portobello or Chestnut mushrooms
2 chopped onions
200 g long grain rice
500 g our cabbage leaves ( they make the process easier, but if you cannot find them, then a raw cabbage would do as well (it won’t taste the same, though))
4 tbsp sunflower (vegetable) oil
salt to taste
pepper to taste
paprika to taste
savoury to taste
*optional - tomato paste

Instructions

1
Pour the sunflower oil in a high temperature pre-heated pan and fry the chopped onions
2
Add salt and black pepper to taste and sauté until the onions are soft
3
Add the chopped mushrooms. When they soften, season with paprika and a a lot of savoury
4
Add the long grain rice and keep on adding water until the rice is fully boiled. Rice is cooked in proportion to water 1:3. You can also add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste (optional)
5
When the stuffing is ready it is time to roll our sarmi. In a deep casserole, put 2-3 sour cabbage leaves at the bottom (make a little mat). Cut the hard part of the leaf and using a small dessert spoon, add a bit of the stuffing. And roll!
6
Stack the sarmi in the deep casserole. Once done, pour the remaining sour juice (you can also add water, if you prefer) and put a ceramic plate on top - this way it will act as a lid so when you boil the sarmi, they will stay intact)
7
Boil at a low to medium temperature for 20 minutes
8
Enjoy!

Keywords: vegan, traditional, sarmi, stuffed cabbage leaves, Christmas Eve,

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Hello, I am Tsvety Ivanova and welcome to my website Dine with Delight. Here you will find my healthy twists to traditional recipes. I love wining and dining out so you can find my restaurant reviews and also wellness tips on how to live with delight!