Pork Stuffed Cabbage Leaves - Sarma - Innstant Pot
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Eurpoean
Servings: 6
Calories: 255kcal
Author: Rosie
Ingredients
Filling
1onion chopped
1carrot grated
1lbpork mince500g
¼lbchopped bacon or speck
1teaspoonpaprika
¼teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonblack pepperground from peppermill if possible
2.5ozlong grain rice 75g
1cupml water
1egg beaten
For Cooking In The Instant Pot
1Cabbage - peel the leaves off carefully as you re going to wrap these around the pork
3clovesgarlic chopped
½teaspoonblack peppercorns
4bay leaves
½teaspoonsweet paprika
1CupWateror chicken stock - just below the trivet level
To Serve
16new potatoes skin on
1-2tablespoonsbutter
¼teaspooncaraway seeds
Salt pepper to taste
1handful flat-leaf parsley chopped
2tablespoonssour cream
Instructions
Turn on the Instant Pot to Saute High and let it warm up till it says hot (apprx3-5mins)
Add the butter and let it melt
Then add the onions and carrots and let them seat for 5-7 minutes stirring from time to time so they do not burn
Then add the chopped bacon and cook for about 2-3 minutes
Then add the pork mince and stir till it is partially cooked- approx 5 mins - you may find it helpful to have a cloth or tea towel to hold the instant pot bowl (which is hot) to stop it from turning as you stir and mix the mince with a wooden spoon
Then add the rice with the salt, pepper, and paprika and stir and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Then add the water and stir in and cook for another 3-5 minutes
Then take out and put the pork mince into a tray and put in the fridge to cool
Put some water and bring it to the boil - either in the instant pot - or a pot on the hotplate may be quicker and take your cabbage leaves you have peeled from the cabbage. We cut out the large hard white cabbage veins that would make it difficult to wrap the cabbage leaf around the pork parcel
Blanch the cabbage leaves just to soften them for 2-3 minutes
Then use the remaining water to cook the new potatoes.
Take the pork mince mix which has now cooled down and put into a bowl and add one egg and mix well by hand.
After this then take the cabbage leaves and make small meat wraps as per the photo,
Put the trivet into the instant pot and add water so that it comes just below the trivet - also add the bay leaves, paprika and peppercorns to the water to help flavor the parcels when cooking. (If you want you can replace half the water with a chicken stock also)
Cook on High Pressure for 12 minutes and 10 min natural pressure release.
Take out your cooked new potatoes and gently mix in some butter and the chopped flat parsley.