Stuffed cabbage rolls with meat and rice
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Stuffed cabbage rolls with meat and rice are a classic of the genre, a dish familiar to many of us since childhood.
There are different options for preparing this traditional dish of Middle Eastern and European cuisine, for example, it is prepared not only with rice, but also with buckwheat. In this recipe, I tried using 2 types of meat, chicken fillet and beef pulp, as a filling, it turned out very tasty and everyone was happy.
Ингредиенты
White cabbage - 1 piece
Minced meat (chicken + beef) - 1 kg
Rice (long or short grain) - 150 g
Onion - 1 piece
Carrots - 1 pc.
Zira - 1 tsp
Tomato paste - 4 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Ground black pepper - to taste
Рецепт
1. It is also advisable to choose the right cabbage; it should not be very dense so that we can easily separate the leaves without damaging them. Otherwise, you will have to cook the entire head of cabbage. So, separate 15-20 cabbage leaves, cut off the hard ribs and place them in a pan of boiling water for 3-5 minutes.
2. For the filling, put 2 types of minced meat, sliced onions and carrots into one dish.
3. Also add rice, boiled until half cooked, cumin, salt and ground black pepper to the meat and vegetables. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly and the stuffing for cabbage rolls is ready!
4. Place 2 tablespoons of meat filling on the softened cabbage leaf and wrap it in an envelope. Do this operation with all cabbage leaves.
5. Cover the bottom of the pan with cabbage leaves, and place cabbage rolls on top of them. It is best to use a saucepan with a double bottom or a cauldron (duckpot.)
6. Mix half a liter of water with 4 tablespoons of tomato paste, add salt, ground black pepper and other seasonings to taste, mix well. Pour tomato sauce over the cabbage rolls and put on fire. Bring the contents of the pan to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer the cabbage rolls for 35-45 minutes over low heat.
7. Stuffed cabbage rolls with meat and rice are ready; when serving, you can garnish them with finely chopped herbs and sour cream.
8. Bon appetit!