Ingredients

1,6 kg sauerkraut in whole (leaves are used to roll the meat in them)

600 g grounded beef

1 big onion

1/2 garlic (3-5 cloves)

1 tee-spoon full of grounded sweet peppers

1/2 tee-spoon full black pepper

1 tee-spoon full salt (or vegetarian insant soup powder)

2 spoons oil (sun-flower)

4 spoons hot water

1,5 espresso-cup (small cup) rice

200 g smoke-dried meet (pork or beef) or bacon

pot of hot water

Additional ingredients if you wish:

100g grounded pork

200ml mashed tomatoes

Preparation

Wash sauerkraut with water and cut off the thick wooden inner part of the leaves. Fill mass: Mix other ingredients except for smoke-dried meet in a bowl, until it gets the consistency of light dough. Take 2 spoonfulls of fill mass and roll into a sauerkraut leaf. staple all the rolls in a large pot. put the smoke-dried meet inbetween. cover with one or two spare leaves. Pour in hot water until all rolls are covered. Cover with a plate, so that rolls are always covered with water. Leave to cook slowly and on small fire for 30 mins.

Additional instruction: Add mashed potatoes if you wish.

Cook additional 10-15 mins.