My dear friend always cooks this Bulgarian dish for us on New Year's Eve. We love eating it so much, and now my daughter wanted to be able to cook it herself. So my friend was kind enough to cook it together with us:
Recipe for ribs with sarmakraut – New Year's Eve cabbage
Ingredients:
- 1 kg smoked ribs
- 1 sarmakraut – ready-fermented white cabbage
- 500 g rice
- sweet paprika powder
- 3 bay leaves
Instructions:
First, boil the smoked ribs in a pot with plenty of water until tender. The meat should come off the bone. For me, this took about 1 hour. Then remove the finished ribs from the broth and save the broth.
Preheat the oven to 200°C (392°F) top and bottom heat.
Cut the sarmakraut into bite-sized pieces and sauté in a pot with a little oil.
Season well with paprika powder and mix with the rice in the pot.
Place the meat in a large casserole dish first. Then spread the cabbage with the rice on top.
Pour about 1.5 – 2 liters of broth over the whole thing and distribute the 3 bay leaves on top.
Place the casserole dish in the oven and cook at 200°C (392°F) for about 1 to 1.5 hours. The rice should be nice and soft.
Extra tip:If there is no liquid left while cooking, simply top it up with a little more broth or water.
Photos by Sabine, meinhaushalt.at
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