Cabbage rolls in the oven
Description
The recipe won't take much time. You can use either young cabbage or winter varieties for making cabbage rolls. Cabbage rolls made with young cabbage turn out more tender. You can use any filling and spices to your taste, and substitute sour cream with mayonnaise or natural yogurt. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients for making cabbage rolls in the oven. Boil the rice until half-cooked, drain it in a colander, let all the water drain off completely, and cool.
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Step 2
Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage, rinse it, and cut out the core. To do this, make four angled cuts with a long knife and remove the core. Pour water into a pot, add salt, and bring to a boil. Add the cabbage head and cook for 5 minutes.
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Step 3
Separate the soft leaves, return the cabbage back to the pot and cook for another 5 minutes. Then remove and separate the soft leaves. Repeat until the head is completely separated into individual leaves. Cut out the tough central vein from each leaf.
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Step 4
Place the cabbage leaves that you will not be stuffing at the bottom of the baking dish.
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Step 5
Peel the onion and finely chop it. Fry half of the onion in half of the vegetable oil over medium heat for 5 minutes, then remove from heat and let cool.
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Step 6
Place the ground meat into a bowl and add the cooked rice.
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Step 7
Add the fried onion, herbs, and minced garlic to the bowl with the minced meat. Add spices, salt, pepper, and mix well.
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Step 8
Place the prepared filling on each prepared cabbage leaf.
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Step 9
Form a tight cabbage roll.
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Step 10
Place the prepared cabbage rolls seam side down in the baking dish.
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Step 11
Peel the carrots, rinse them, and grate on a coarse grater. Pour vegetable oil into a skillet, add the remaining onion and carrots, and sauté over medium heat for 7 minutes, stirring.
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Step 12
Remove the skillet from the heat, add tomato paste, sour cream, and mix. Pour in water, season with salt, and mix.
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Step 13
Pour the prepared sauce over the cabbage rolls and cover the dish with foil.
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Step 14
Place the pan with cabbage rolls in a preheated oven and bake for 35 minutes at 180 degrees. Remove the foil and bake for another 10-15 minutes. Remove the cooked cabbage rolls and serve with sauce.
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Step 15
Done.