Sauerkraut Rolls Recipes

EASY CABBAGE ROLLS WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Combine pork, rice, onions, pepper, garlic powder, salt and paprika in large bowl.
• Steam heads of cabbage until leaves remove easily (about 5 minutes each in microwave along with 1/2 cup water, covered with plastic wrap works well) Take handfuls of meat mixture and roll up in cabbage leaves.
• Place rolls in roasting pan.
• After covering the bottom of the pan, top with half of the sauerkraut and half of the tomatoes.
• Repeat with second layer.
• Pour tomato juice over top.
• Cover and bake 2 1/2 hours at 350 degrees.

SARMA (CROATIAN SAUERKRAUT ROLLS)

Steps:

• 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).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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".

GERMAN SAUERKRAUT ROLL

Steps:

• Prepare grill for indirect cooking.
• Saute onion and garlic until onion is translucent.
• Allow to cool, then mix in meats, mustard, salt and pepper.
• Oil or spray a cookie sheet sized piece of wax paper.
• Evenly spread out meat into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick.
• Layer cheese and sauerkraut over the surface of the meat.
• Carefully roll meat up as a jelly roll, pinching sides and seams closed.
• Place on grill away from direct heat and cook until center of roll registers 160F on a meat thermometer, about 75 minutes.
• Allow to stand 15-20 minutes before slicing.

SAUERKRAUT BEEF BUNS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink; drain. Add sauerkraut. Cool for 15 minutes. , Meanwhile, flatten each piece of dough. Top each with a heaping tablespoonful of beef mixture. Fold dough over filling to meet in center; pinch edges to seal. , Place seam side down on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Brush with butter. Serve warm.