Turkey cabbage rolls

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to cook cabbage rolls? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Wash the vegetables well (root vegetables - with a brush), clean them, wash them again and dry them.

2. Step 2:

   

   Rinse the rice thoroughly, draining the water several times. Pour half a liter of water into a saucepan, bring to a boil, add salt and put the rice. Reduce the heat, cover and cook for 10 minutes. During this time, it will cook only half. It is this degree of cooking that is needed so that the rice can absorb all the juices from the filling. Stir and discard the rice on a sieve. Leave to cool.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash the turkey fillet. Choose turkey meat carefully so that it is fresh or chilled. Pay attention to the color of the meat, which has a pink or reddish hue. Keep in mind that the thigh fillet is the juiciest part of the turkey. The taste and juiciness of cabbage rolls will depend on this. Cut into cubes and pass through a meat grinder.

4. Step 4:

   

   Peel the onion, wash it. Finely chop it so that it is not strongly felt in the finished dish.

5. Step 5:

   

   Grate the peeled carrots on a medium grater.

6. Step 6:

   

   Put the onion and carrot in a frying pan, pour oil and overcook for 5 minutes.

7. Step 7:

   

   Transfer the cooled rice and roast to a deep bowl, add the minced meat here. Add salt, sprinkle with black pepper. I advise you to use a mill, so pepper will give maximum flavor. Mix the filling and let it stand for a while so that all the ingredients are soaked into each other.

8. Step 8:

   

   At this time, prepare cabbage leaves. There are several ways, I want to suggest the fastest and safest. To do this, place the cabbage in the microwave. I advise you to take young cabbage, then cabbage rolls will turn out more tender.

9. Step 9:

   

   Turn on the microwave at maximum power for 5-6 minutes. Remove the cabbage and start separating the leaves. With a sharp knife, make an incision at the base of the stalk and gently pull the sheet.

11. Step 10:

    

    And so in turn all the others. If it is difficult to do this with each layer, put the cabbage in the microwave again.

12. Step 11:

    

    Cut off the solid base from the sheet and put it on the work surface.

13. Step 12:

    

    Put two tablespoons of filling in the middle. Fillings may need more or less, look at the size of the sheet.

14. Step 13:

    

    Wrap the edges of the cabbage leaf inside and fold it into an envelope.

15. Step 14:

    

    Fill all the cabbage leaves in turn. Put the prepared cabbage rolls in a saucepan. I recommend using a saucepan with a thick bottom so that the lower cabbage rolls do not burn. I will stew cabbage rolls in a cauldron.

16. Step 15:

    

    Prepare the sauce-mix tomato paste, water and salt. Mix thoroughly with a fork until smooth.

17. Step 16:

    

    Pour the cabbage rolls sauce. Put the pan on a slow fire and simmer for 50-60 minutes.

18. Step 17:

    

    Put the cabbage rolls on a plate hot. Sprinkle with fresh herbs, serve with sour cream. Bon appetit!