Stuffed cabbage rolls from young cabbage in a saucepan
Stuffed cabbage rolls from young cabbage in a saucepan are cooked quite quickly, so it is better not to fry them, but to stew them immediately in a thick aromatic sauce. By the way, in this case, you should also choose the appropriate filling - one that does not need long-term heat treatment. We thought turkey would be perfect, and we were right! Cabbage rolls according to this recipe turned out to be very tender, unusually tasty and fragrant. The last property is "explained" by the sauce, which is prepared from fresh tomatoes with sweet peppers, onions and dried basil.
Ingredients
Servings 6- 1 large early cabbage
- 600 g turkey thigh fillet
- 1/3 cup rice
- 1 medium onion
- 1 large bunch of herbs (dill, parsley, basil)
- olive oil
- salt, freshly ground black pepper
- 1 kg tomatoes
- 1 large onion
- 2 medium carrots
- 1 large sweet red pepper
- 1 tsp dried basil
- olive oil
- salt, freshly ground black pepper
Cooking
Step 1
Prepare the sauce for the cabbage rolls. Boil water in a wide saucepan and add tomatoes. Blanch 2 min. Transfer the tomatoes with a slotted spoon to a bowl of cold water. Remove skin. Cut the pulp into medium cubes.
Step 2
Cut the onion and pepper into small cubes, grate the carrots, chop the garlic. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and sauté the onion and garlic until soft. Add carrots and peppers. Roast for 7-10 more minutes. Add the tomatoes and simmer the sauce over low heat for 30 minutes. Salt, pepper and add dried basil.
Step 3
For stuffing cabbage rolls, boil the rice in boiling water until half cooked (this will take about 10 minutes. Put the rice on a sieve and cool slightly. Pass the meat through a meat grinder.
Step 4
Finely chop the onion and herbs. Add the onion to the minced cabbage rolls along with boiled rice, chopped herbs, salt and ground pepper. Thoroughly knead the stuffed cabbage rolls.
Step 5
Place the head of cabbage in a saucepan, cover with boiling water and cook for 3-5 minutes until the leaves are soft and pliable. Transfer the cabbage to a colander and let the water drain. Cut the leaves at the base with a small knife and carefully remove them.
Step 6
Lay the cabbage leaf on the board. Holding a very sharp knife parallel to the board, cut off the thickening where the sheet was attached to the stalk - it should be the same thickness everywhere. Put in the center of the sheet 1-2 tbsp. l. stuffing and wrap in an envelope.
Step 7
Spreading the sauce in the pan with a spatula, place the cabbage rolls. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes until fully cooked. Serve cabbage rolls with sour cream.