Cabbage rolls from young cabbage

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make cabbage rolls from young cabbage? Prepare all the necessary products.

2. STEP 2

   

   First, cook the rice until half cooked. Rinse the rice well under running water, add filtered water and place over high heat. When the rice boils, reduce the heat and simmer for five minutes.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the rice in a colander and leave to cool. We specially cooked the rice until half cooked. If you put raw rice in the minced meat, it will absorb all the liquid and the filling will turn out dry. If you add fully boiled rice, the filling will turn out mushy.

4. STEP 4

   

   Now let's take care of the cabbage. Take forks of young cabbage. Cut out the stalk. To do this, make vertical cuts along the edges, slightly bevelling them towards the middle.

5. STEP 5

   

   Fill a large saucepan about half full with water and bring it to a boil over high. Place cabbage forks into boiling water and cook for five minutes. When we place the cabbage in the pan, the water level will rise.

6. STEP 6

   

   Remove the fork and let it cool. Now it’s very easy to separate the cabbage into individual leaves without breaking them.

7. STEP 7

   

   Closer to the middle, the leaves will remain tough, so I recommend boiling them a little separately for about two minutes. Don’t throw away the water after the cabbage, we will need it.

8. STEP 8

   

   Cut the thick stem from the cooled leaves.

9. STEP 9

   

   Peel the onion, finely chop one onion and add to the minced meat. Place the cooled rice there. Salt, pepper and mix well.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place a lump of minced meat (about one tablespoon) on the edge of the cabbage leaf, fit the leaf on three sides and wrap the envelope.

11. STEP 11

    

    This is the envelope you will get.

12. STEP 12

    

    So wrap the minced meat in all the cabbage leaves.

13. STEP 13

    

    Let's prepare the sauce. Wash the carrots with a brush and peel off the skin. Cut the previously peeled onion into cubes and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. In a cauldron or frying pan in which the cabbage rolls will be cooked, heat the oil and fry the onions and carrots for about three minutes.

14. STEP 14

    

    Add tomato paste, stir and cook for another minute. Turn off the heat.

15. STEP 15

    

    Add sour cream and mix well.

16. STEP 16

    

    Dilute our sauce with cabbage water until liquid. Add salt to taste. We still do not pour out the remaining cabbage broth.

17. STEP 17

    

    Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the cabbage rolls in it, first rolling them in flour.

18. STEP 18

    

    Fry on each side for a minute until golden brown.

19. STEP 19

    

    Place the fried cabbage rolls in a cauldron with the sauce. If necessary, add cabbage broth. Simmer for about an hour over moderate heat with the lid loosely closed. If the water evaporates quickly, add a little cabbage broth. Place the finished cabbage rolls on plates and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Vesıle

19.10.2023

4.5

Favorite dish. I use a similar recipe. I make the sauce from sour cream and without tomato paste.

Faith

19.10.2023

4.5

Stuffed cabbage rolls are one of the most favorite dishes in my family and I cook them quite often. What was interesting about this recipe was frying the cabbage rolls by first rolling them in flour. This is a tedious task, especially when you are cooking for a large family. Therefore, I cooked half of the cabbage rolls as usual, and fried the other half. What did the comparison show? The fried blueberries both looked and tasted more appetizing, with a golden brown crust. The family appreciated it! Thank you very much to the author for the interesting idea!

Oksana

19.10.2023

4.8

Today I prepared cabbage rolls for the first time according to your recipe... I'm off my head)) my husband told me to say a huge thank you! I prepared everything according to the recipe! As a result, the sauce turned out with a creamy sour cream taste - tender and so tasty! Previously, my husband used to pick out minced meat from Cabbage... But this time he ate everything and asked for more) A couple of points to clarify - cabbage in grams or kg after all))) And 5 tablespoons of Sour Cream - also in grams)