Name: Romanian sarmale (vegan cabbage rolls)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 12 leaves pickled cabbage leaves (varza murata); 200 g rice (medium grain); 250 g mushrooms (finely chopped); 1 large onion (finely diced); 1 medium carrot (grated); 2 tsp sweet paprika; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 2 leaf bay leaves; 400 ml tomato passata; 2 tbsp dill (chopped); 3 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 to taste salt and pepper

Recipes
Romanian sarmale (vegan cabbage rolls)
VeganVegetarian📦 Batch cook❄ Freezer-friendly

Pickled-cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and mushrooms, slow-simmered in smoked paprika and tomato. Iconic Romanian feast staple.

kcal

310

52g

⏱ 105 min✂ 30 prep👤 6 serves🧊 4fridge

Ingredients

12 leaves pickled cabbage leaves (varza murata)
200 g rice (medium grain)
250 g mushrooms (finely chopped)
1 large onion (finely diced)
1 medium carrot (grated)
2 tsp sweet paprika
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 leaf bay leaves

Steps

Sauté onion + carrot 5 min.
Add mushrooms, sweat 4 min.
Stir in rice, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, bay; cook 1 min.
Wrap 2 tbsp filling per cabbage leaf.
Layer rolls in pot with passata + broth to cover.
Simmer 75 min on low.
Top with dill before serving.

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