Wine Road Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef chuck
• 7 ounces ground pork (for non-pork eaters, use more beef)
• 5.3 ounces dried ham (prosciutto), finely chopped
• 3 cups jerky or dried, smoked meat (ham or bacon) (optional)
• 1 large white onion, finely chopped
• 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 pinches sea salt, or to taste
• 2 pinches freshly ground white pepper, or to taste
• 2 pinches ground cinnamon
• 3 small cloves, crushed
• 3 pinches freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 to 6 tablespoons Sunce Dry Malvasia Bianca (optional)
• 1 head pickled/sour cabbage, such as Kissel's brand, or try pickling your own (see below)
• 4 tablespoons oilve oil
• 1 to 2 cups jerky or dried, smoked meat (ham or bacon) (optional)
• Ajvar (Serbian red pepper sauce) or tropical-style Mexican salsa for serving
• 1 head green cabbage
• Sea salt, to taste
• Very hot water, as needed