Stuffed cabbage rolls with cabbage and minced meat in the oven

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make cabbage rolls in the oven? Prepare the following ingredients. It is better to take homemade, mixed minced meat. It’s better to choose the meat ratio according to your taste; I used minced pork/chicken. Use young cabbage with a firm fork; for other cabbage, the baking time will have to be increased. I took steamed round grain rice. Prepare an ovenproof dish for use in the oven.

2. STEP 2

   

   Pour boiling water over the selected rice. Once the water has cooled, rinse the rice under running water.

3. STEP 3

   

   Boil water in a saucepan and immerse the whole cabbage in it. After 3 minutes, turn the cabbage over. Then turn off the heat, but leave the cabbage in the water.

4. STEP 4

   

   In a deep bowl, mix the selected minced meat, washed rice and chopped onions. Grated onion will make the minced meat juicier and the onion pieces will not be too noticeable. Add salt to taste and ground black pepper, mix the minced meat evenly.

5. STEP 5

   

   Remove the cabbage from the water and separate it into leaves by cutting them with a knife from the base. If the leaves are hard and break when separated from the fork, then they should be kept in boiling water a little longer.

6. STEP 6

   

   The leaves have a rough and rigid base. It can be cut along with part of the soft leaf

7. STEP 7

   

   Place minced meat on the edge of each sheet and fold the sheet with minced meat into an envelope. Excess sheets can be cut off with a knife.

8. STEP 8

   

   Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the cabbage rolls on each side over medium heat until golden brown. To reduce the calorie content of the dish and the cooking time, you can skip this step. Turn on the oven to preheat to 180 degrees.

9. STEP 9

   

   Place the fried cabbage rolls in a single layer in the selected baking dish.

10. STEP 10

    

    In a deep bowl, mix tomato paste, sour cream and water, add a pinch of salt and mix thoroughly. Pour this sauce over the cabbage rolls in the mold.

11. STEP 11

    

    Cover the form with cabbage rolls with foil and place in a preheated oven for 40 - 50 minutes. After 30 - 40 minutes of baking, remove the foil from the pan and bake without it.

12. STEP 12

    

    Serve the finished cabbage rolls hot as a separate dish. But you can offer potato dishes with them. Be sure to offer sour cream with cabbage rolls.

Comments on the recipe

valeriya

30.09.2023

4.9

Everyone in my family, without exception, loves cabbage rolls. The dish is delicious baked in the oven in sour cream sauce. Don't look away!

Natalia M

30.09.2023

4.7

I wanted cabbage rolls, I prefer to bake them. Therefore, I chose a recipe for cabbage rolls with cabbage and minced meat in the oven. I don’t like the process of boiling cabbage). But I found another way - cooking in the microwave. This turned out to be very convenient for me. I made the minced meat myself from pork meat. I took regular round grain rice. I washed it well, poured boiling water over it and covered it with a lid. This type of rice lends itself well to this type of processing. I formed the cabbage rolls as described in the recipe. I cut out the tough parts of the cabbage with a knife. The filling is simple, and most importantly, it does not contain the usual set of vegetables. This made the children very happy.) I baked cabbage rolls for one hour under foil and half an hour without it. The cabbage rolls turned out so rosy! Very tasty and filling. I like baked cabbage, it’s not so watery. The filling is also tasty and tender. And the sauce formed a golden, appetizing crust. Great recipe. I recommend!

Lera

30.09.2023

4.5

Nika

30.09.2023

4.6

It’s very difficult for me to rate this dish, because in principle I don’t like cabbage rolls. However, my husband really enjoyed it! I used significantly more ingredients, so using a patch was not practical. I put all the fried cabbage rolls into a deep cauldron and poured a lot of sauce on them. Since my husband really likes tomato sauces, I decided to add more tomato paste than indicated in the ingredients, and I also took more water for the gravy. My husband really liked the taste of this dish, and I really liked the fact that this recipe did not require frying. In general, everyone is happy!