Sarma is basically ground beef and rice rolled into cabbage, greens or grapevine. In Serbia, the most popular is the cabbage sarma. Cabbage leaves are stuffed with the filling which are then baked, simmered, or steamed in a covered pot and generally eaten warm, often accompanied with a sauce. Some people prefer it with sour cream (pavlaka in Serbia), while others like garlic with it.
Basically, this cabbage rolls are winter meal and they can be refrigerated in frige, or preserved …

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Sarma is basically ground beef and rice rolled into cabbage, greens or grapevine. In Serbia, the most popular is the cabbage sarma. Cabbage leaves are stuffed with the filling which are then baked, simmered, or steamed in a covered pot and generally eaten warm, often accompanied with a sauce. Some people prefer it with sour cream (pavlaka in Serbia), while others like garlic with it.
Basically, this cabbage rolls are winter meal and they can be refrigerated in frige, or preserved outside of fridge, for a few days. Also, there's a "lighter" summerish version of sarma or various Serbian recipes of sarma prepared in accordance to Orthodox Christian religious restrictions on using meat and animal fat during period of Lent. Although it can be eaten with bread, it's usually served with proja (corn bread).
Ingredients:
20 good leaves of sour cabbage
minced meat
smoked bacon
onions
rice
red peppers
flour
oil
salt
pepper
laurel leaf
dried mixed vegetables seasoning

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