Surely, each of you at least once wondered why lazy cabbage rolls are called just “lazy”? The whole secret is that for the preparation of using absolutely the same set of constituent ingredients, as well as for ordinary.
But at the same time, the process of their preparation is simplified so much that it is difficult to think of a name as something different, except as “lazy”.
Very simple recipe
When cooking lazy cabbage rolls in a pan, it is worth remembering and observing one important point - the pan must be thick-walled so that the dish does not burn in the cooking process.
Ingredients Required:
- minced meat (pig-beef) - 0.5 kg;
- cabbage head - 0.4-0.5 kg;
- large carrots - 1 pc .;
- Red Bulgarian onions - 3 pcs .;
- rice - 1 cup;
- fresh tomatoes - 2 pcs .;
- sour cream 20% - 4-5 tablespoons l .;
- salt;
- a mixture of peppers.
Cooking time: 60 min.
Calories per 100 g: 125 kcal.
How to cook delicious lazy cabbage rolls in a pan:
- For cooking delicious lazy cabbage rolls, you must first carefully prepare the rice. To do this, it should be washed at least 3 times, and then pour a small amount of water (1: 1) with boiling water for 5-7 minutes;
- Next, do the preparation of cabbage. From the head it is necessary to remove the upper leaves, they are usually too hard. The rest is necessary, as small as possible, chop. In order for the cabbage to turn out juicy and "melting", you must first boil a little (about 10 minutes), and only then add to the rice;
- Then to the rice and cabbage you need to add the cooled meat, grated carrots and 1 chopped onion. Season everything with salt and pepper, and then knead thoroughly;
- Next, moisten hands in cold water and proceed to the formation of cabbage. They should be small and oval in shape. Put the stuffed cabbage rolls in one row at the bottom of a thick-walled pan;
- Prepare the dressing sauce: sour cream, peeled tomato, a pinch of salt, pepper and onion, whisk until smooth. Then pour 1 tbsp. water and mix thoroughly;
- Pour the stuffed cabbage rolls with the prepared sauce, cover the saucepan with a lid and, putting on the fire, wait for boiling. After boiling, make the fire minimal and torment the dish for an hour;
- Carefully place the stuffed cabbage rolls on plates and serve them to the table.
How to cook lazy cabbage rolls with minced meat in a pan
You want to try the cabbage rolls, but you do not have time for their long preparation? There is a solution! Cook the lazy cabbage rolls in the pan. It is quick and simple to prepare a dish, but it is in no way inferior to the classical analogue in taste.
Ingredients:
- minced meat (any) - 0.6 kg;
- rice - 250 g;
- cabbage - forks;
- carrot - ½ pcs .;
- onion - 2 pcs .;
- sour cream - 2 tbsp. l .;
- tomato paste - 2 tbsp. l .;
- rock salt;
- pepper.
Cooking time: 60 min.
Calories per 100 g: 129 kcal.
Cooking:
- According to this recipe, you must first finely chop the cabbage, and then lightly stew it in the pan until half cooked, without any additives;
- Then fry in a minced meat pan. It will already be necessary to salt and pepper it at its discretion;
- On a separate pan, pass the chopped onion with carrots;
- Wash rice in several waters;
- Next, we proceed to the formation of the future product, namely, laying out the prepared ingredients in layers: half stewed cabbage, minced meat, washed rice. All this is carefully leveled. Next you should put a layer of fried carrots with onions and finally, the remaining half of the cabbage;
- Prepare the sauce-fill. Mix in a deep bowl of sour cream, tomato paste, a pinch of salt and a glass of hot water;
- Pour the prepared product with the prepared sauce, cover the pan with a lid and put on the fire. Prepare this dish on low heat for 20-25 minutes (without stirring!);
- Lazy cabbage rolls, cooked according to this recipe, are served to the table in batches, carefully picking up each portion with a spatula, without damaging the layers.
Cooking in the oven
Stuffed cabbage like many, but only for their preparation, for some reason, not all are taken. Most likely, this is due to laboriousness in the process of preparation, namely - the formation. We bring to your attention a recipe for preparing easy-to-cook lazy cabbage rolls baked in the oven.
Ingredients Required:
- minced meat - 0.5 kg;
- cabbage - ½ head;
- rice - 1 tbsp .;
- onions - 1 pc .;
- fresh eggs - 1 pc .;
- sour cream 15% - 200 g;
- salt;
- ground pepper.
Preparation time: 1 hour.
Calories per 100 g: 127 kcal.
How to cook lazy cabbage rolls in the oven:
- Chop cabbage finely and stew in a frying pan with a little oil;
- Boil the rice in lightly salted water and cool;
- Finely chop the onion;
- Mix minced meat, stewed cabbage, boiled rice, onions, salt and pepper. Stir thoroughly, then add a fresh chicken egg and mix again;
- Moisten hands in cold water and proceed to the formation of cabbage rolls. They must be the same size and have an oval, slightly oblong shape;
- Put the formed products on a greased baking sheet and send in preheated to 2000With an oven. Bake the cabbage rolls for 15–20 minutes, then remove the baking sheet from the oven, gently turn the product over to the other side, generously brush with sour cream and return to the oven for another 15 minutes;
- At the end of the specified time lazy cabbage rolls will be fully ready for use. Good appetite!
Redmond multicooker will help to cook a delicious dish
Stuffed cabbage is an excellent, nourishing meat containing a dish that you can feed your entire family without wasting time and trouble. Not possible, you say! And that's not true. Maybe!
We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the universal recipe for cooking lazy cabbage in a slow cooker (using the Redmond multicooker as an example), the preparation of which takes a minimum of time. Perhaps this recipe will even become your crown, your "magic wand."
Ingredients for cooking:
- minced chicken - 0.3 kg;
- cabbage - 250 g;
- rice - 1 multi cup;
- onions - 2 pcs .;
- tomato paste - 1 tbsp. l .;
- sour cream - 1 tbsp.
- salt;
- pepper.
Cooking time: 1 h 15 min.
Calories per 100 g: 125 kcal.
How to cook lazy cabbage rolls in a slow cooker:
- Prepare vegetables: chop cabbage, chop onion;
- Pour a small amount of vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl and turn on the "Frying" mode. Add the onion to the bowl and fry it until translucent;
- Then add the mince to the onions, mix thoroughly and continue the frying process for the next 15 minutes;
- In the meantime, prepare rice. It must be thoroughly rinsed in several waters;
- After the mince with onions will be fried, add to them chopped cabbage and washed cereals. Season with salt and pepper, mix thoroughly and pour over the prepared sauce: tomato paste mixed with sour cream and 1.5 cups boiling water;
- Close the multicooker with a lid and turn on the "Pilaf" mode. The timer must be set cooking time 1 hour;
- After the multicooker gives a signal of readiness, the dish is served at the table. Lazy cabbage rolls go well with vegetable salads and fresh herbs.
Cooks tips
- For cooking lazy cabbage in a slow cooker, cabbage can be not only chopped, but also cut into petals (squares);
- Meat, for cooking stuffing for lazy cabbage rolls, it is better to take fat. Then the products will be better kept in shape and more juicy;
- Lazy cabbage rolls can be either pre-fry or not (stew immediately). In any case, the dish turns out delicious and fragrant. The only drawback is that roasted are more nutritious than the same, but stewed.
Enjoy your meal!
Another recipe for lazy cabbage rolls is in the next video.
