Stuffed Cabbage, Basic Recipe

Name: Stuffed Cabbage, Basic Recipe (Töltött Káposzta)
Yield: 6 to 12 servings
Cuisine: Hungary
Ingredients: ¼ cup uncooked rice; 1 pound lean pork, ground; 2 medium-sized onions, chopped fine; 1 egg; ½ pound lean beef, ground; 2 garlic cloves, mashed; 2 tablespoons paprika; 1 head of fresh cabbage (see Note); 1 tablespoon salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper; ½ pound smoked pork butt, sliced; 2 tablespoons lard; 2 pounds sauerkraut (see Note); ½ cup tomato juice; ½ cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons flour

Töltött Káposzta

Preparation info

6 to 12
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cuisine of Hungary

By George Lang

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

¼ cup uncooked rice
1 pound lean pork, ground
½ pound</

Europe
Hungary
Main course
Eastern Europe
Spicy

Method

Cook rice in ½ cup water for 10 minutes. Drain.
Thoroughly mix the ground pork and beef with garlic, half of the onion, the egg, salt, pepper, 1 tablespoon of the paprika a