Sauerkraut, Minced Meat and Rice Casserole

Sauerkraut, minced meat, and rice casserole is the perfect nutritious option for the whole family for both lunch and dinner. The casserole turns out to be very satisfying, a small portion of it will fully satisfy the lover of cabbage and meat dishes.

Cook: 30 minutes

Servings: 5

Ingredients

• Sauerkraut – 500 g
• Minced pork and beef – 400 g
• Rice (long grain) – 120 g
• Cooked-smoked sausage – 120 g
• Sour cream – 250 g
• Butter – 100 g
• Onions – 80 g
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp
• Ground paprika – to taste
• Salt to taste
• Ground black pepper – to taste
• Water (for cooking rice) – 250 ml

Directions

1. Melt butter in a frying pan, add rice. Fry the rice for a few minutes.
2. Then pour the rice with warm water (250 ml), cover, and cook for 12-15 minutes. Set the cooked rice aside for a while. Peel the onion, rinse and cut into medium cubes.
3. Heat some vegetable oil in a separate frying pan, fry the onion for a few minutes. Add minced meat to the pan. Fry minced meat with onions for 8-10 minutes, breaking lumps with a spatula.

   

4. Grease a separate frying pan with vegetable oil. Squeeze sauerkraut from excess liquid and put in a pan. (If the cabbage is very sour, then it can be washed with water and squeezed out the remaining liquid.) Fry the cabbage over low heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Peel the sausage and cut it into small pieces. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil. Put a third of the cabbage in a mold. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Place half of the minced meat and sausage on top of the cabbage. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Then put half of the rice, salt, and pepper.

   

7. Grease a layer of rice with sour cream (about 1/3 part), salt, and pepper. Then put cabbage, minced meat, sausage, rice, sour cream (second third), cabbage. Season each layer with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Pour everything with the rest of the sour cream, sprinkle with ground paprika and send to the preheated oven. Bake the dish at 180 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
9. An appetizing casserole made from sauerkraut, minced meat, and rice is ready. This second dish can be served with fresh vegetables or pickles, herbs.

   

Bon Appetit!