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Sheet-Pan Sarma: Beef & Pork Rolls

Cabbage leaves stuffed with seasoned ground beef and pork, then baked on a sheet pan with tomato sauce. Balkan comfort food ready in under 30 minutes.

Total time
28 min
Servings
4
Calories
285
Protein
22g
Sheet-Pan Sarma: Beef & Pork Rolls
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Core the cabbage and boil it whole in salted water for 5 minutes until leaves soften. Remove, drain, and carefully peel off 8 whole leaves.

  2. Step 2

    Mix ground beef, ground pork, rice, salt, pepper, and paprika in a bowl until just combined—don't overmix.

  3. Step 3

    Place 2 tbsp meat filling on the base of each cabbage leaf, roll tightly, and tuck in the sides like an envelope.

  4. Step 4

    Whisk tomato sauce with vinegar and broth. Spread half the sauce across a sheet pan, arrange rolls seam-side down.

  5. Step 5

    Pour remaining sauce over the rolls, cover tightly with foil, and bake at 400°F for 18 minutes until rolls are cooked through.

  6. Step 6

    Remove foil and serve hot, spooning pan sauce over each roll.

Tools you’ll need

  • large pot
  • 18×13-inch sheet pan
  • aluminum foil
  • mixing bowl
  • spoon
  • oven

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