Piroște cu păsat – cabbage rolls stuffed with cornmeal (păsat), fried onion, carrot and bacon, wrapped in pickled cabbage leaves. A traditional Maramureș recipe from Șieu, collected from Dunca Ioana, 59 years old.
🥣 Ingredients
- onion
- carrot
- bacon
- cornmeal grits (păsat)
- pickled cabbage leaves
- oil (for frying)
- vegetable or mushroom stew (optional, to taste)
👩🍳 How to prepare
Fry the finely chopped onion and the grated carrot. Cut the bacon into cubes. Mix everything well with the washed cornmeal. The pickled cabbage leaves are left to lose their salt, then stuffed with this mixture. For extra taste, you can also add vegetable or mushroom stew.
Păsat – corn kernels, less often other grains (millet), crushed or coarsely ground.
The cabbage rolls are simmered over low heat until tender and served warm. They are a beloved dish, often found on festive tables and when the pig is slaughtered.
📖 The story of the recipe
The recipe was collected from Dunca Ioana, 59 years old, from Șieu, within the Maramureș – GastroEtnoArt project run by the Maramureș Museum in Sighetu Marmației. Unlike the classic rice-stuffed cabbage rolls, the piroște cu păsat preserve the authentic taste of the old-time kitchen, when cornmeal was always present in the pantry.
📺 Recipe video
Watch the step-by-step preparation of the piroște cu păsat in the video made by the Maramureș Museum:
🎥 Recipe video – Piroște cu păsat (Facebook)
▶️ Recipe video – Piroște cu păsat (YouTube)
🔍 What’s next
If you liked this recipe, try other traditional dishes from the Land of Maramureș, collected from our villages’ home cooks. Soon we will publish a new recipe from the GastroEtnoArt collection.
Recipe from the Maramureș Museum Sighetu Marmației collection – Maramureș – GastroEtnoArt project (AFCN). Photo source: LauraLaurentiu.ro.
