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Classic cabbage rolls in a saucepan

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8 servings
2 hours 30 min

White cabbage - 1 pc., Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp., Broth - 800 ml, Sour cream - 4 tbsp, Ketchup - 3 tbsp, Minced meat - 500 gr, Tomatoes - 300 gr, Rice - 150 gr, Garlic - 3 teeth, Carrots - 1 pc., Onions - 1 pc., Dill - to taste, ground black pepper - to taste, salt - to taste

How to make classic cabbage rolls in a saucepan? Prepare the products. Choose large cabbage for cabbage rolls, not very tight, so that it is easier to separate the leaves. Minced meat can be from any meat, but the classic recipe uses mixed beef and pork.

Disassemble the cabbage head into leaves. Then boil them in salted water for about 5 minutes until soft. Cut each of the leaves into a thickened part at the base or beat it off with a kitchen hammer to make it more convenient to roll up the cabbage rolls.

Prepare the filling. How to make stuffing for cabbage rolls? Peel and grate the carrots. Peel and grind the onions.

Fry the onions and carrots in vegetable oil until soft.

Rinse the rice until clear in a few waters, pour into a saucepan, pour over the water and boil until half cooked. It will be enough to boil it for 5 minutes after boiling. Then tip the rice into a colander and cool.

Brush the garlic and pass through the press.

Wash and grate the tomatoes.

Combine the minced meat, rice, onions, carrots, tomatoes, garlic and dill in a deep bowl, add salt and pepper to taste.

Stir until smooth.

We begin to form cabbage rolls. Place one or two tablespoons of the filling on the edge of the cabbage leaf.

Collapse the sheet with a converter. Use all the leaves and all the mince.

Fry the cabbage rolls in a pan with the vegetable oil until golden on both sides.

Make the sauce. How to make a sauce for cabbage rolls? Prepare the products. Instead of broth, you can use a decoction in which the leaves were cooked.

Combine ketchup with sour cream and broth, mix until smooth.

Transfer the fried cabbage rolls to a deep saucepan and pour over the sauce to the top of the cabbage rolls. Simmer them under the lid for about 40-60 minutes. Serve the cabbage rolls with sour cream.