Cabbage rolls from fresh cabbage with meat in a saucepan

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to cook cabbage rolls from fresh cabbage? Prepare the necessary ingredients for cooking cabbage rolls from fresh cabbage with meat in a saucepan. Rice can be taken both round and long-grain. Use any minced meat as desired. I have mixed (pork and beef). If the bulbs are large, then 2-3 pieces are enough. I have a small bow.

2. Step 2:

   

   To boil the head, choose a large, spacious saucepan so that there is plenty of free space between the head and the walls. Place the head in a saucepan, pour water, bring to a boil. Boil the cabbage for about 2 minutes. During this time, the upper leaves will become soft. Using a fork, hold the head and cut off a couple of upper leaves at the base with a knife. Carefully, so as not to get burned, remove the leaves from the head.

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   In this way, gradually boil all the leaves suitable for stuffing. They should be soft, but not overcooked. I got 16 cabbage leaves of different sizes.

4. Step 4:

   

   Rinse the rice thoroughly in water several times. Boil the rice in boiling salted water until almost ready. Flip the finished rice on a sieve to drain the water.

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   Prepare the tomato filling. Peel the carrots previously washed in water with a brush, chop them on a coarse grater.

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   Peel and wash the onion. Chop half of the onion on a medium grater, it will be needed for minced meat. Cut the rest of the onion into small cubes. I had a blue bow. You can, of course, take an ordinary white onion.

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   Combine minced meat with chopped onion and boiled rice. Add salt, ground black pepper, mix well.

8. Step 8:

   

   Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, put the prepared carrots and chopped onions. Fry the vegetables over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until half cooked.

9. Step 9:

   

   Add tomato paste to the vegetables, mix.

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    Pour water over the vegetables so that they are completely covered, bring to a boil.

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    Add paprika and basil, add a little salt, mix. Use any seasonings and spices to taste.

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    Cover the pan with tomato filling with a lid and remove from the heat.

14. Step 13:

    

    Carefully use a sharp knife to cut off the thickening at the base of each cabbage leaf so that it is easy to fold the leaf.

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    Put a portion of minced meat on the base of the sheet.

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    Tightly roll the cabbage into an envelope.

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    Similarly stuff all cabbage leaves. Put a layer of prepared cabbage rolls on the bottom of the pan.

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    Spread half of the vegetables from the tomato filling on top.

19. Step 18:

    

    Then lay out the cabbage rolls again and pour the remaining tomato filling.

20. Step 19:

    

    Put a pot of cabbage rolls on the stove, bring to a boil. Simmer cabbage rolls over moderate heat for about 40 minutes. 7-10 minutes before cooking, add the bay leaf.

21. Step 20:

    

    Serve cabbage rolls hot. Enjoy your meal!