Turkish cuisine · Meat & Kebab

Etli Lahana Sarması

Turkish-style cabbage rolls with a ground meat-rice filling and yogurt.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 1 white cabbage
• 400 g ground beef
• 100 g rice
• Tomato paste
• Yogurt, paprika butter

Instructions

1. Core the cabbage and blanch in salt water until the leaves are pliable; separate the leaves and cut the thick ribs flat.
2. Mix the ground beef with rice, salt and pepper.
3. Put 1–2 tbsp filling on each leaf, fold in the sides and roll up tightly.
4. Layer tightly side by side in a pot and pour in broth and tomato paste halfway up.
5. Simmer covered at gentle heat for about 50 min until cabbage and rice are done.
6. Serve with yogurt and paprika butter.