Sour Cabbage Rolls

Description
In Romanian: Sarmale cu varza acra

Ingredients

 * 1¾ lb / 750 g ground meat (mixture of pork and beef is recommended)
 * 4 large onions
 * 2 tablespoons rice
 * 1 bread slice
 * 3 tablespoons lard
 * salt
 * pepper
 * chopped dill
 * 1 soured cabbage
 * 1 teaspoon paprika
 * 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
 * thyme (optional)

Directions

 * 1) Grind the meat with the crustless bread slice (previously soaked and squeezed dry) and a raw onion.
 * 2) Place in a bowl and mix with rice, dill, pepper, salt and finely chopped onion slightly fried in two tablespoons of lard.
 * 3) Mix everything well.
 * 4) Core the cabbage with a sharp thin knife and then blanch it with borscht.
 * 5) Then carefully remove the cabbage leaves, one by one, so that they do not tear.
 * 6) Cut larger leaves in 2 or 3 and then place a little meat in each cabbage piece and roll in.
 * 7) The smaller the rolls are, the tastier they are.
 * 8) Place a layer of rolls in the pan (take a deep one), then cover each layer of rolls with a layer of julienned sour cabbage and a little thyme.
 * 9) Do this layering until all the rolls are made.
 * 10) Add a heaping tablespoon of lard, water, paprika and tomato sauce, and let simmer on top of the range for 30 minutes.
 * 11) Then place in the oven so that the liquid is reduced.