Lazy cabbage rolls in the oven in tomato sour cream sauce

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake lazy cabbage rolls in the oven? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Take 350-400 grams of cabbage, as unsuitable parts (flaccid and hard leaves, stalk) will be cut off and the total weight will be less. Use minced meat from any meat you like. If you buy ready-made, take high-quality without additives. But it’s better to make the minced meat yourself. I have pork and chicken. Remove the butter from the refrigerator to soften it.

2. STEP 2

   

   Use a saucepan to cook rice. Rinse the rice several times, add water at the rate that for one glass of rice you need to take 1.5 glasses of water. First cook over high heat until it comes to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. The rice should be cooked until half cooked; it will be ready when it is baked in cabbage rolls. Rinse it with cold water, leave it in a colander to drain and cool completely.

3. STEP 3

   

   Peel the onions and carrots and wash with a brush or stiff sponge under running water. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Cut the onion into small cubes. In this form, the vegetables will fry faster and give the cabbage rolls a beautiful shade.

4. STEP 4

   

   Heat a frying pan, carefully pour vegetable oil onto it so as not to burn yourself. The oil should have a high smoke point, for example, refined varieties of sunflower, olive and grape. Since carrots take longer to cook than onions, fry the grated carrots first. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.

5. STEP 5

   

   When the carrots begin to soften, add chopped onion to the pan and fry for another 5 minutes over medium heat. Be sure to stir so that the vegetables cook evenly and do not dry out.

6. STEP 6

   

   Peel the cabbage from wilted leaves, rinse well and dry, placing it on a towel or paper towels. Finely chop the cabbage using a knife or food processor.

7. STEP 7

   

   Take a deep bowl in which it will be convenient to knead the stuffing for cabbage rolls. Place minced meat, rice, cabbage and half of the fried vegetables into it. Remove the other half of the vegetables for now; they will be needed later. Add salt, add spices and mix thoroughly with your hands until smooth.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add butter and knead well. Thanks to the oil, the cabbage rolls will be juicier and the minced meat will not stick to your hands.

9. STEP 9

   

   Form the cabbage rolls into oval or round shapes.

10. STEP 10

    

    Pour enough water into the pan so that you can put the cabbage rolls in it and boil it. Dip each cabbage roll there in a slotted spoon for 30-40 seconds and place in a baking dish. This is necessary so that the cabbage rolls are well soaked in the sauce and retain their shape after baking.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add flour to the fried vegetables and mix well.

12. STEP 12

    

    Place carrots and onions on top of the cabbage rolls. Turn on the oven to preheat to 180 degrees.

13. STEP 13

    

    prepare the sauce. To do this, mix sour cream with tomato sauce in a deep container. Add water, a pinch of salt and stir until smooth.

14. STEP 14

    

    Pour a thin stream of sauce over the cabbage rolls.

15. STEP 15

    

    Cover the baking dish with foil and place on the middle rack in the oven for about 1 hour. Cooking times may vary depending on the capabilities of your oven.

16. STEP 16

    

    Carefully remove the foil so as not to burn yourself. And put in the oven for another 15 minutes.

Comments on the recipe

lily

13.11.2023

4.7

I cook this dish often! Lazy cabbage rolls can be prepared with steamed rice.

tatyanochka2022

13.11.2023

5

I made lazy cabbage rolls in an effort to diversify the menu and give up pasta and potatoes for at least one day. After all, cabbage rolls contain healthy vegetables alongside meat. I really liked the recipe! It is balanced, verified, not complicated and, most importantly, leads to a wonderful result. There was some improvisation. After cutting the cabbage, I boiled it for 5 minutes, which was not specified in the recipe. As a result, the cabbage in the finished cabbage rolls became tender, absolutely invisible to the eye and teeth. Although I prepared it from seasonal cabbage - dense and harsh. What was unusual was the addition of butter to the minced meat, which made the cabbage rolls tender in consistency. I liked the fact that some of the fried carrots and onions are added to the mold along with the gravy, which makes it rich, velvety and appetizing Preparing cabbage rolls is quite simple. The minced meat is combined with cabbage, boiled rice, fried vegetables and oil, everything is mixed. Having completed all these operations, I formed the cabbage rolls, filled them with sauce and sent them to the oven in a form covered with foil. I stewed lazy cabbage rolls in the oven in tomato and sour cream sauce for 1 hour at 220°. Then I removed the foil from the pan and left it in the turned off oven for 10 minutes. The cabbage rolls turned out very tasty, juicy, tender, with a piquant tomato sourness. I recommend everyone to try it! Thank you so much for the recipe!

Sasha

13.11.2023

4.6

Delicious, tender, juicy, perfect! Lazy cabbage rolls in the oven in tomato sour cream sauce are easy to prepare for a family dinner. You can use any minced meat for them, and replace some of the products with others. Simply a versatile dish! Thanks a lot!