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Varza a la Cluj

Varză à la Cluj/VAR-zuh ah lah kloozh/
Varza a la Cluj
About this dish

Layers of cabbage and spiced ground pork baked with rice and sour cream, a Transylvanian classic.

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Ingredients
🥬1 head cabbage, shredded
🥩500g ground pork
🍚1/2 cup rice
🥛1 cup sour cream
Method
Serves 3
1
Sauté shredded cabbage until softened.
2
Mix ground pork with rice, onion, and seasoning.
3
Layer cabbage and the meat mixture alternately in a baking dish.
4
Top with sour cream.
5
Bake at 180°C (350°F) until the rice and meat are fully cooked.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Varză à la Cluj is a traditional Transylvanian baked cabbage dish, similar to deconstructed sarmale.

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