Lazy cabbage rolls with Chinese cabbage
Description
Lazy cabbage rolls with Chinese cabbage are a wonderful alternative when you don't have time to prepare traditional cabbage rolls. Cabbage rolls made with Chinese cabbage are just as delicious, and even juicier and more tender. For this dish, you can use not only pork mince. For a lighter version, use chicken or turkey mince.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making lazy cabbage rolls with Chinese cabbage.
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Step 2
Shred the Chinese cabbage into strips.
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Step 3
Dice the onion and grate the carrot.
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Step 4
Sauté the onion with the carrot in a little oil added to the frying pan. Cook the vegetables for a couple of minutes until tender.
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Step 5
Mix the ground meat and chopped cabbage in a deep container.
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Step 6
Boil the rice until half-cooked, cool it, and add to the mince.
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Step 7
Add a chicken egg to the minced meat mixture; this will prevent the cabbage rolls from falling apart.
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Step 8
Mix the cabbage roll filling, season with salt and pepper.
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Step 9
With hands moistened with water, shape the rolls slightly larger than meatballs. Coat in flour.
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Step 10
Heat the remaining oil in a clean skillet and place the stuffed cabbage rolls in it.
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Step 11
Sear the cabbage rolls on both sides until golden brown.
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Step 12
Add fried vegetables to the stuffed cabbage rolls.
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Step 13
Pour the cabbage rolls with tomato sauce — mix the tomato paste with water. Simmer the cabbage rolls for 20–25 minutes over low heat, covered.
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Step 14
Serve the ready hot stuffed cabbage rolls at the table.