Meat cake with rice
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Would you like me to tell you? The ready dish can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Here is the small set of ingredients we need to prepare the meat cake.
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Step 2
First, we need to boil the rice until it is almost fully cooked, then cool it down.
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Step 3
Next, add the cabbage leaves to the boiling water and cook until tender.
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Step 4
Grate the carrot on a fine grater, and finely chop the onion.
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Step 5
Add salt, pepper, chopped onion, and your favorite spices to the minced meat. In my case, it's khmeli-suneli. Mix the meat mixture well.
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Step 6
Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a skillet and add carrots. Sauté over low heat for a few minutes. Then add homemade ketchup or crushed tomatoes and simmer until the carrots are cooked.
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Step 7
Add the cooled rice to the minced meat and mix everything until homogeneous.
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Step 8
Grease a baking dish or pan with vegetable oil and place the cabbage leaves in it. Then add half of the rice and meat filling.
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Step 9
Next, we lay half of the carrots and then cabbage leaves again. Repeat the layers once more.
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Step 10
For the filling, you can use tomato paste diluted with water left over from boiling cabbage. But I used homemade ketchup, mixed it with sour cream, and added a little water. It turned out very tasty.
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Step 11
Pour the filling over the cake and place it in a preheated oven at 180 degrees. Bake the meat cake for about 1 hour. However, monitor your cake's doneness, as ovens may vary!
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Step 12
The ready-made "Golubchik" meat cake with rice can be served immediately while hot or cooled down. It is delicious both hot and cold.