Cabbage rolls with minced meat and rice
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Make cabbage rolls in tomato sauce. The key to this dish is not only the proper and juicy filling, well-cooked cabbage, but also a tasty and aromatic sauce. Preparing the sauce is not difficult. Now I'll show you. The finished dish can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. For making cabbage rolls, I used Savoy cabbage. It's not essential. Separate the cabbage into leaves and boil in salted boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain the cabbage in a colander and let the water drip off.
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Step 2
2. Place the ground meat (preferably a mixed meat blend) into a bowl. Add chopped onion. In a separate pot, cook the rice in a large amount of salted water for 5–7 minutes after the water comes to a boil. Drain the water, let the rice cool, then add it to the meat mixture. Mix thoroughly, adding salt and spices to taste.
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Step 3
3. Place a cabbage leaf on the table. Put a handful of prepared filling in the center.
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Step 4
4. Fold the cabbage leaf into a small envelope. You will get a cabbage roll.
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Step 5
5. So roll up all the cabbage rolls. Place them in a cauldron or a heavy-bottomed pot.
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Step 6
6. To prepare the sauce, mix drinking water and tomato paste in a bowl. Tomato paste will almost certainly be sour. Add sugar, a little salt, and spices to taste. Stir well.
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Step 7
7. Add sour cream to the sauce and mix well. If you pour sour cream directly over the cabbage rolls, it will curdle and form lumps. However, if you dilute the sour cream in the sauce before bringing it to a boil, it will behave perfectly and create an ideal sauce.
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Step 8
8. Pour the prepared sauce over the cabbage rolls and place the pot over heat. Bring to a boil. Then simmer the cabbage rolls over low heat for about 1 hour.
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Step 9
9. Serve the stuffed cabbage rolls. Delicious and aromatic stuffed cabbage rolls in sour cream-tomato sauce are ready.