Lazy cabbage rolls - one of the most popular dishes that will appeal to many. There are a lot of recipes for such stuffed cabbage. But this is different from the traditional.
It uses chicken and Chinese cabbage, which gives the dish extraordinary tenderness. This dish can feed any number of guests. And these dishes are very popular with children and they will definitely ask for supplements! The stuffed cabbage rolls are incredibly tender, juicy and tasty, and having picked the right side dish for them you can put them on the holiday table.
The benefits and harms of Chinese vegetable
Let's talk about the benefits of cabbage. A vegetable such as cabbage enjoys a reputation as one of the richest sources of vitamins.
In cabbage many biologically active substances, there are mineral components: sulfur, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and many others.
The rich content of vitamins C and P strengthens blood vessels and heart, potassium salts remove toxins from the body, and thanks to dietary fibers, the cholesterol does not accumulate in the vessels. A great option for those who want to lose weight!
Stuffing for stuffed cabbage, minced meat, also deserves our attention. As known, meat is a protein product, and we need protein for blood renewal and muscle growth. In addition, there is a huge amount of amino acids in meat.
And what about the calorie content of this dish?
The energy value of cabbage is approximately 100 kcal per 200 grams product. This is a relatively small figure, given the heartiness. Of course, when calculating caloric content, one should take into account the variety of meat and the amount of fat in it.
Further examples of calorie and nutritional value of cabbage with different cooking options per 100 grams of product:
- With meat and rice - 221.6. Proteins here will be 7g, fats 16g, and 14g of carbohydrates.
- With minced chicken - 103, 0. Here the indicator of proteins is 10gr, fats 5.7, carbohydrates - 10.4.
- With pork and rice - 128.5. Proteins stop at around 4g, fats - 7.7 and carbohydrates - 7g.
You can cook lazy cabbage rolls in different ways:
- in the slow cooker;
- in the oven or in the pan.
Photo of dishes and recipe how to cook step by step
In the multicooker
With raw rice
Ingredients:
- large cabbage head;
- 500g chicken minced meat;
- a glass of rice;
- 1 carrot and onion;
- tomato paste and sour cream 1 tbsp.
- salt and pepper to taste.
Cooking.
- Ready stuffing can be bought in the store or make yourself.
- Peel carrots and grate.
- Onions are also peeled and crumbled.
- Combine minced meat with vegetables and add washed rice, salt, pepper.
- Some housewives boil rice until half ready. But you can just rinse it several times.
- To make the cabbage soft and tender, it is finely cut and dipped in boiling water for 3 minutes or placed in the microwave for the same time.
- It's time to form cabbage rolls. Mix cabbage with minced meat and make chops.
- Now prepare the gravy. Stir in tomato paste and sour cream in 0.5 liters of water. Slightly add salt and pepper as desired.
- We put everything in the bowl of the slow cooker and pour over our sauce.
- In multicookers, as you know, each program is designed for specific dishes. Basic programs for cooking porridge, pilaf, baking and steamed dishes are in each model.In some types, there are additionally such functions as “bread” and “smoking”. Additional and most popular programs are "soup", "frying", "longing", "deep-frying" and many others.
Turn on the mode "Stew". This mode is basic. Set the time to 1 hour. The dish is ready!
With boiled
For this variant of cabbage, we also All you need is a slow cooker and the following ingredients:
- head of cabbage;
- 600g of minced meat;
- a glass of rice;
- carrots and onions 2 pieces each;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- bay leaf and seasonings.
Cooking.
- Finely chop the cabbage.
- Boil rice.
To do this quickly, you need to fill it with water so that the rice hides completely. As soon as it boils, turn off the heat and the rice will absorb the remaining water.
- Meat for mincemeat any, preferably several varieties. Scroll through a meat grinder with onions and garlic, salt and knead well.
- Some people like sliced onions in minced meat. Add the finished rice to the mince and knead well again.
- Carrots and onions can be sauteed or overcooked in a frying pan. And you can stew with cabbage in raw.
- Next, mix the cabbage with minced meat.
- Form the balls.
- Fold in a bowl of multicooker layers, and between them lay out carrots with onions.
- Fill with tomato paste, diluted in hot water, put bay leaf and seasonings.
- We put the mode "Quenching" for a couple of hours.
In the oven
The most tender option in breading
Stuffed cabbage in the oven, unlike the rest, turn out juicier and softer.
Ingredients:
- 500g mixed mince;
- head of cabbage;
- a glass of uncooked rice;
- 1 onion;
- 1 egg;
- salt;
- breadcrumbs.
For the sauce:
- onions, carrots, 1 piece each;
- 350g tomatoes;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- a pinch of hops-suneli condiment;
- 150g thick sour cream;
- 0.5 liters of water;
- salt pepper.
Cooking.
- Crumble cabbage is very small, like onions.
- Fill with boiling water and leave for now.
- Boil rice until cooked.
- Add to the minced onion.
- We drain the water from the cooled cabbage through a colander and mix with minced meat, finely chopped onions, grated carrots and an egg. We got the mixture for our dish.
- We warm the oven, turning it on at 200 degrees. Pour breadcrumbs into a cup and start sculpt meatballs.
- Each bun rolls in breadcrumbs and laid in the form.
- Bake for about 20 minutes.
- In the meantime, make the sauce. Fry onions and carrots.
- Add three tomatoes of grated and add to our roast with garlic missed under a press and seasoning "hop-suneli".
- Mix and let stand for 1 minute without fire.
- Sour cream mixed with 0.5 liters of water, salt and add to the bulk. The sauce is ready!
- We take out a little baked cabbage rolls from the oven and pour them with our sauce. Again, put in the oven for 40 minutes. Bon appetit!
With ketchup
Ingredients:
- Beijing stew cabbage 1 head;
- a glass of rice;
- carrots and onions in pieces;
- pepper-peas;
- Bay leaf;
- seasoning;
- ketchup is not sharp;
- Sour cream 2 tbsp.
Cooking.
- Finely chopped cabbage stew, cooked rice and roast carrots and onions mixed with minced meat.
- You can add allspice peas, bay leaf and seasoning for meat.
- Glaze cutlets out of a given mass and place them in a baking dish.
- Pour on top of ketchup and sour sauce in equal proportions and bake for 1 hour at 200 degrees.
On the griddle
Each housewife has his own recipe for cooking lazy cabbage. Cooking is much easier and faster, because you don’t have to mess around with cabbage leaves. Let's try to cook them in the pan.
With sour cream
Ingredients:
- 300g homemade minced meat;
- 100g of rice;
- 250g Chinese cabbage;
- 100ml of water;
- 3 tablespoons sour cream;
- 1 tbsp of tomato paste;
- cooking oil for frying;
- bow;
- carrot;
- greens for filing.
Cooking.
- Fry the onions and carrots in vegetable oil to a light blush.
- Add the minced meat and bring the mass to readiness for another 10 minutes.
- Continuing to fry, add finely chopped cabbage.
- After 15 minutes, wash the rice and, putting it in the same pan, pour all 100 ml of water.
- When the water is absorbed, then add sour cream and tomato paste, salt and spices.
- Reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and simmer another 40 minutes on very slow fire.
- Very tasty lazy cabbage rolls, stewed in a pan, serve with sour cream or cream, and greens.
With tomato paste
This Slavic dish is cooked everywhere differently, but the essence remains - meat and cabbage, cooked in tomato sauce.
For a variety of dishes, you can use all sorts of herbs and aromatic spices.
So, stuffed cabbage on the pan - this is the easiest and fastest option for an excellent dinner.
Ingredients:
- Chinese cabbage - 300 gr;
- minced meat - 200 gr;
- eggs - 1 pc;
- carrots - 1 pc;
- onion - 1 pc. (small);
- long grain rice - 1 cup;
- salt and spices - to taste;
- tomato paste - 100 gr;
- sunflower oil.
Cooking.
- Boil the rice until half cooked, put it in a colander and rinse with water.
- Finely chop Peking cabbage, carrots and onions.
- Mix everything with minced meat.
- Season with salt and spices.
- To lazy cabbage rolls kept their shape, you can add 1 egg.
- Pour the sunflower oil into the pan and heat well.
- Cabbage rolls can be formed both round and oval.
- Put them on the pan and fry on both sides, without covering with a lid.
- Then dissolve the tomato paste in water and fill the fried cabbage with gravy. Enjoy your meal!
Hastily
There are such situations that time is very short, and the guests are about to come. Then come to the rescue quick recipes. Consider a few of them.
- Chop smaller cabbage, onions and garlic.
- Mash the mixture well to make the cabbage pick out the juice.
- To rub carrots.
- Add minced meat and seasonings to taste.
- If the mass is too liquid, you can add breadcrumbs.
- Now form the burgers.
- Put them in the form.
- Leave for 30 minutes at 180 degrees.
- Now it is time to pour.
- Mix mayonnaise with tomato paste and a little water.
- Add 1 tbsp of flour.
- Fill the sauce with cabbage rolls and cook until the sauce thickens. Done!
There is another quick and easy recipe for lazy cabbage rolls.
- Boil the rice in salted water for 10 minutes and drain.
- Cut cabbage into small squares.
- Grate carrots on a coarse grater.
- Finely chop the onion and garlic.
- In hot oil, save onions and carrots.
- Put minced meat, salt, pepper and fry until cooked.
How to serve?
They should be served only warm, then they will be really tasty and fragrant with and without garnish. For someone, cabbage rolls themselves are quite a rich dish.. And someone likes to come up with some kind of side dish.
As a side dish, you can use pasta, potatoes or buckwheat. You can serve sour cream separately, adjika or mayonnaise sauce. Squash caviar can also be an excellent sauce for lazy cabbage rolls. Its bright color will harmonize perfectly with crispy roasted cabbage rolls.
Serve better in shallow dish. You need to put a couple of cabbage rolls on it, and a side dish next to it. Stuffed cabbage roll with sauce. Only a little. If you are not sure about the preferences of those present, then it is better to submit all the sauces in separate bowls. Sprinkle with chopped greens on top.
Now you know how to cook in different capacities and options. To do this, it is enough to have some meat and fresh cabbage at home. And these products are in almost every home.