Ingredients

  • 1,6 kg sauerkraut in whole (leaves are used to roll the meat in them)
  • 600 g grounded beef
  • 1 big onion
  • 1/2 garlic (3-5 cloves)
  • 1 tee-spoon full of grounded sweet peppers
  • 1/2 tee-spoon full black pepper
  • 1 tee-spoon full salt (or vegetarian insant soup powder)
  • 2 spoons oil (sun-flower)
  • 4 spoons hot water
  • 1,5 espresso-cup (small cup) rice
  • 200 g smoke-dried meet (pork or beef) or bacon
  • pot of hot water
  • Additional ingredients if you wish:
  • 100g grounded pork
  • 200ml mashed tomatoes

Method

  • Wash sauerkraut with water and cut off the thick wooden inner part of the leaves.
  • Fill mass: Mix other ingredients except for smoke-dried meet in a bowl, until it gets the consistency of light dough.
  • Take 2 spoonfulls of fill mass and roll into a sauerkraut leaf. staple all the rolls in a large pot. put the smoke-dried meet inbetween. cover with one or two spare leaves.
  • Pour in hot water until all rolls are covered. Cover with a plate, so that rolls are always covered with water.
  • Leave to cook slowly and on small fire for 30 mins.
  • Additional instruction:
  • Add mashed potatoes if you wish.
  • Cook additional 10-15 mins.