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Sarmale (Stuffed Cabbage or Vine Leaves)
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Sarmale (Stuffed Cabbage or Vine Leaves)

10 ingredients 1 hr + 45 min 5 servings openrecipes
Sarmale (Stuffed Cabbage or Vine Leaves)

"This recipe is a very traditional Moldovan recipe. My mother and my grandmother used to cook it at almost every Moldovan holy day and sometimes on a casual day. I love it! If you cannot find parsley root, you may substitute parsnip or turnip."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

883
Calories
44g
Protein
43g
Fat
84g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Sunflower Seed 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 1/4 cups long grain rice, rinsed
  • 2 pounds pork loin roast, finely diced
  • 1 pound carrots, chopped
  • 1 pound onions, chopped
  • 1 pinch salt to taste
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
  • 1/4 cup sunflower seed oil
  • 6 ounces parsley roots, chopped
  • 1 medium head cabbage

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