Stuffed cabbage rolls with minced meat in the oven in tomato sauce

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make cabbage rolls with minced meat in the oven in tomato sauce? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Minced meat, it is better to take pork or assorted. You can use any spices to suit your taste.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the head of cabbage, remove the top damaged leaves and cut out the stalk.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place a whole head of cabbage in a saucepan and fill it with water. Place the pot of cabbage on the stove and bring the water to a boil.

4. STEP 4

   

   Prepare the rice at the same time as the cabbage. Place the rice in a saucepan and rinse well in several waters. Pour a glass of water over the rice and cook until the water boils over medium heat without a lid. If you want to choose the right rice for cabbage rolls, I recommend reading the article about the intricacies of choosing rice. The link is at the end of the recipe.

5. STEP 5

   

   Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour the onion into a preheated frying pan with 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil, add spices and fry over medium heat for about 5 minutes.

7. STEP 7

   

   Remove the boiled rice from the heat and let it cool slightly.

8. STEP 8

   

   Also remove the fried onion with spices from the heat and leave for 10 minutes to cool slightly.

9. STEP 9

   

   Combine rice and onions together in a bowl.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place the minced meat and salt in a bowl with the rice and onions. Since everyone has different tastes, add salt based on your taste, I added 1 tsp. salt.

11. STEP 11

    

    Mix the stuffing for cabbage rolls well.

12. STEP 12

    

    Cook the cabbage over low heat; while cooking, remove the leaves one at a time with a fork, which have cooked until slightly transparent and become plastic.

13. STEP 13

    

    Cut off thickened veins from boiled cabbage leaves.

14. STEP 14

    

    Place a tablespoon of minced meat on each prepared cabbage leaf.

15. STEP 15

    

    Roll the minced meat into cabbage leaves and tuck the ends inside. So form all the cabbage rolls.

16. STEP 16

    

    Line a baking dish with the remaining cabbage leaves.

17. STEP 17

    

    Place the formed cabbage rolls in the prepared pan.

18. STEP 18

    

    Sprinkle cabbage rolls with 1 tsp. salt, add tomato sauce and two glasses of water.

19. STEP 19

    

    Cover the form with cabbage rolls tightly with foil.

20. STEP 20

    

    Place the pan with cabbage rolls in an oven preheated to 180°C and bake for about 40 minutes. Your baking time and temperature may vary. You can read more about the operating features of ovens in the article about ovens. The link is at the end of the recipe.

21. STEP 21

    

    After 40 minutes, remove the pan from the oven and remove the foil.

22. STEP 22

    

    Grease the cabbage rolls with vegetable oil.

23. STEP 23

    

    Return the pan with the cabbage rolls to the oven and bake for about 20 minutes more.

24. STEP 24

    

    Bake the cabbage rolls until lightly browned.

25. STEP 25

    

    Remove the pan of cabbage rolls in tomato sauce from the oven, let them cool slightly and serve while still hot.

Comments on the recipe

oksa

06.10.2023

4.6

I also bake cabbage rolls in the oven, but in sour cream sauce.

Natalia M

06.10.2023

4.7

I love cabbage rolls, but I’ve never eaten cabbage itself, I don’t like boiled cabbage) And then I found a recipe for baked cabbage rolls, without much hope I decided to try it. And a miracle happened! I really liked the cabbage; even the minced meat became less important. It's just incredibly delicious! For me, the most difficult thing is to boil the cabbage and remove the leaves so that they do not tear. This time I cut the stalk well and everything worked out. The main thing is not to move far from the stove so that the cabbage does not overcook. I cooled the leaves. It was also a discovery for me that you can cut off thickenings with a knife. This option suited me completely. I usually beat them with a hammer or cut them out. Wrapping the envelopes is quite easy) I used store-bought chicken minced meat, and fried onions added a piquant touch to the cabbage rolls. From the spices I took paprika, ground black pepper and a little chicken seasoning. The minced meat turned out very tasty and aromatic. For tomato filling, grind as many tomatoes in a blender. And the most delicious thing is cabbage. It became thinner after baking, and thanks to lubrication with vegetable oil, a golden brown crust appeared. Just wonderful! Now this dish will become a permanent part of our diet. I recommend!

Silver

06.10.2023

4.9

It’s a very interesting option to put cabbage leaves under the cabbage rolls. I didn’t even think of it. What I like most in cabbage rolls is cabbage in sauce. I’ll do that now.