Tomato paste cabbage rolls

6 servings
4 hours

How to make delicious cabbage rolls with tomato paste and sour cream? First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. I cook in Kazan, but this dish can be done in a saucepan.

Wash the cabbage head, remove the spoiled upper leaves. You can cut the poker immediately or leave it as you are more comfortable. In a large saucepan, boil the water. Lay out a whole head. Cook until the leaves start to separate freely.

Carefully disassemble the cabbage into individual leaves. Try to remove as many leaves as possible. Cut the white rigid part of the base of each sheet. Set a couple of leaves aside.

Finely chop the remaining head with a knife.

Mix tomato paste with ketchup.

Now prepare the filling. Minced meat can be taken from pork or beef or mixed. Optionally, you can add grated carrots and garlic passed through the press. In addition to salt and pepper, you can pour your spices to taste.

Rinse the rice until clean, cover with boiling water and leave for 10 minutes. Then roll the rice back on a sieve and dry.

Peel and cut the onions into small cubes.

In a bowl, combine the minced meat, onions, rice, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly until smooth.

Put a little filling on the edge of each cabbage leaf.

Roll the sheet with a converter, bending the edges. Similarly, form all other cabbage rolls.

In a cauldron or in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, warm up the vegetable oil. Pour the crushed cabbage to the bottom.

Distribute the cabbage rolls on top. Salt everything and pepper it.

Cover with previously deposited whole cabbage leaves. Pour tomato paste mixed with ketchup on top. Pour in hot water, not reaching the edges of the cauldron, so that when boiling, the water does not overflow over the edge. Bring the sauce to a boil.

Simmer the cabbage rolls under an ajar lid for 2. 5-3 hours until tender. Enjoy your meal!