Lazy cabbage rolls with rice, cabbage and minced meat in a pan

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make lazy cabbage rolls with rice, cabbage and minced meat in a pan? Prepare your food. Any minced meat will do - beef and pork, like mine, minced chicken, turkey. You can take a ready-made one, store-bought, or prepare it yourself.

2. STEP 2

   

   First of all, prepare the rice. Rinse it well several times, fill it with clean cold water and let it cook. Bring the water to a boil and cook the rice for a couple of minutes. Then place on a sieve and cool.

3. STEP 3

   

   Cut the cabbage into small cubes. I’ve seen recipes where it’s grated on a coarse grater for lazy cabbage rolls, but I haven’t tried it myself. Instead of white cabbage, you can use Chinese cabbage.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the cabbage in a bowl and pour boiling water over it. Leave the cabbage to stand for 10 minutes, then also place in a sieve to drain excess liquid. You can also boil the cabbage for 5 minutes or fry it in a pan with oil.

5. STEP 5

   

   Cut the onion into small cubes.

6. STEP 6

   

   Grate the carrots on a coarse grater.

7. STEP 7

   

   Fry vegetables in a small amount of vegetable oil until soft, about 5 minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   Take a bowl, put minced meat, rice, cabbage, and fried vegetables in it. Salt and pepper the minced meat. You can also add your favorite spices. Beat in the egg.

9. STEP 9

   

   Stir the minced meat until it becomes viscous; it should stick together well and not fall apart. Otherwise, add another egg or add a little water.

10. STEP 10

    

    With wet hands, form the minced meat into oblong cabbage rolls and roll them in flour. I got 8 pieces, I cooked half the portion.

11. STEP 11

    

    Fry the cabbage rolls in vegetable oil on both sides until golden brown. Make the heat under the frying pan high and pour in a lot of oil, as the cabbage rolls will quickly absorb it.

12. STEP 12

    

    Place the fried cabbage rolls in a saucepan with a thick bottom. You can also use a roasting pan or a frying pan with high sides.

13. STEP 13

    

    Prepare the sauce. Mix sour cream with tomato paste, dilute this mixture with hot water to the consistency of liquid kefir. Salt the sauce.

14. STEP 14

    

    Pour the resulting sauce over the cabbage rolls; it should almost completely cover them. If there is not enough sauce, add water immediately to the pan.

15. STEP 15

    

    Place the pan over medium heat and wait for the sauce to boil. Cover the pan with a lid and turn the heat to low. Simmer the cabbage rolls for 30-40 minutes.

16. STEP 16

    

    Serve cabbage rolls with sour cream or mayonnaise. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Catherine

13.12.2023

4.8

I cooked lazy cabbage rolls with rice and cabbage with great pleasure) The recipe is simple and clear!!! The family was satisfied))) I cooked it in a slow cooker. It turned out very tasty and juicy))) Thanks to the author for the recipe!

tatyanochka2022

13.12.2023

4.5

For lunch I prepared cabbage rolls according to the recipe for lazy cabbage rolls with rice, cabbage and minced meat in a saucepan. I took steamed long-grain rice, washed it well, filled it with water and set it to cook for 5 minutes. Then I put it in a colander and rinsed with cold water. I had minced pork, I made it by chopping the meat with a blender. Taking a deep plate, I combined minced meat, fried onions and carrots, rice and shredded cabbage, which I had previously kept in boiling water for 10 minutes. Then I salted everything, beat in one egg and mixed it well. The minced meat turned out viscous, and it was easy to make cabbage rolls from it. I rolled them in flour, then fried them until golden brown in vegetable oil. Since the recipe allowed for further cooking in a frying pan, I did not transfer the cabbage rolls into the pan, poured sour cream and tomato sauce over them in a frying pan and, bringing to a boil, left to simmer for 40 minutes. The cabbage rolls turned out soft in a delicious sauce. Their texture is uniform, the cabbage and rice are steamed so well that they do not stand out at all from the general background. It turned out very juicy and tasty! Thank you very much for the recipe!

Lyalya

13.12.2023

4.9

I love cabbage rolls! Lazy cabbage rolls are not inferior to ordinary cabbage rolls in taste. ☺I also like this recipe for lazy cabbage rolls with tomato paste, try it.

Yulia Laletina

13.12.2023

4.7

I never leave reviews for recipes. But I couldn’t resist here. It turned out very tasty 👍 Instead of sour cream, I added mayonnaise with milk and 1 bouillon cube as spices.

Love

13.12.2023

4.6

I made lazy cabbage rolls with rice and cabbage. Delicious! everyone liked it. For the sauce I mixed sour cream and Heinz sauce.

INNA

13.12.2023

4.5

I cooked lazy cabbage rolls with rice, cabbage and minced meat in a saucepan using this recipe, it turned out very tasty)) I will continue to cook it..

ALINA

13.12.2023

4.8

It turned out to be excellent lazy cabbage rolls with rice in a pan! I have minced chicken and Chinese cabbage.