Nutrition for beauty | Хранене за Красота
Nutrition for beauty | Хранене за Красота
Lazy Protein Sarmi
Prep Time
4 hours
Cooking Time
1:30 hours
Yields
10
Ingredients
- 1 kg minced pork;
- 350 g buckwheat;
- 75 g lard;
- 1 onion;
- 60 g butter;
- 60 g flour;
- 750 ml milk;
- 1 jar of vine leaves (30-40 pcs.);
- 1 bunch of dill;
- 2 tsp salt;
- ½ tsp black pepper;
- 1 tsp samardala;
- 1 tsp garlic powder;
- 1 tsp nutmeg;
- 1 tsp allspice;
- 250 g grated parmesan.
Directions
- Soak buckwheat in 1½ water for 3-4 hours;
- Finely chop the onion and vine leaves and sauté them in 50 g of lard with some of the leaves’ marinate and salt;
- When the onion is soft, add the minced meat in 4-5 portions;
- Season with black pepper and dill. Add the drained softened buckwheat and mix well to incorporate;
- Place a few lard cubes in a large pan and pour the mix. Bake in a preheated oven (180℃ with fan) stirring as needed;
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and add the flour while stirring to obtain a roux;
- Add cold milk in several portions;
- Season with the remaining spices and whisk constantly;
- When the desired thickness of the Béchamel sauce is achieved, turn off the heat and add some of the parmesan;
- Take the pan out of the oven, which shall be almost done (since the liquid is evaporated), and pour on it the Béchamel sauce, spread it into an even layer, and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan;
- Bake for another 10-15 minutes (until golden brown);
- Serve warm with yogurt of choice as an appetizer or main course.
Notes
Alternatives:
- For an even more protein-rich option, whisk 5 eggs and add them in step 4;
- For a more carb-rich option, replace buckwheat with rice and add the stock instead of step 1;