Do you know what the main advantage of lazy people is?cabbage rolls before traditional ones? No, of course, you are right, they are prepared much faster. But still, this is not the main thing. The main thing is that lazy cabbage rolls, unlike regular ones, can not only be stewed, but also fried or, for example, baked in the oven. The recipe for lazy cabbage rolls is, by and large, universal. First, you need to prepare the minced meat, then add finely chopped cabbage and additional ingredients to it, then make cutlets. And only then you can try to bake them in the oven or stew and fry. But you and I are interested in the recipe for making lazy cabbage rolls in the oven. Why? Because it is fast, simple and delicious! Therefore, we choose a recipe and try to cook lazy cabbage rolls in the oven.

Cabbage rolls baked in the oven

Perhaps the simplest recipe for oven-baked lazy cabbage rolls. We'll start with it. Ingredients:

• Minced meat - half a kilogram;
• White cabbage - 250 grams;
• Boiled rice - 250 grams;
• Onion - 1 head;
• Chicken egg - 1 piece;
• Sour cream - 1 cup;
• Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons;
• Salt and ground black pepper - to your taste.

Preparation:Almost any minced meat will do for stuffed cabbage rolls. The main thing is that it is not too fatty. So, put the minced meat in a deep bowl. Finely chop the cabbage and stew for literally five to seven minutes. To do this, put it in a roasting pan, add one or two tablespoons of water and a little salt. Cook in an open roasting pan until all the moisture evaporates and the cabbage becomes limp. Put the stewed cabbage in a colander and cool completely. During this time, you need to cook the rice. We cook it until it is not fully cooked, that is, so that the cereal remains a little tough. Cool the rice as well, and then put it in a bowl with minced meat. Add cabbage, one raw egg, salt and ground black pepper there. Now peel and very finely chop the onion, which we also put in the minced meat. After that, mix everything well and form small cutlets. Turn on the oven and let it heat up to 250 degrees. Grease the baking sheet with vegetable oil and put our lazy cabbage rolls on it. Put the baking sheet with cabbage rolls in the oven and bake for about fifteen minutes. After that, take out the baking sheet, generously grease the cabbage rolls with sour cream and put it back in the oven, reducing the temperature to 180-200 degrees. In twenty minutes, the lazy cabbage rolls will be ready! Here is such a simple recipe for cooking cabbage rolls in the oven, which you can safely include in your home menu.

Lazy cabbage rolls with vegetables

The recipe is a little more complicated than the previous one.However, the finished dish looks a little more festive. So you can use this recipe not only for a weekday lunch or dinner, but also cook cabbage rolls in the oven for a holiday. Ingredients:

• About a kilogram of minced meat;
• One kilo of white cabbage;
• Half a cup of dry rice;
• 1 chicken egg;
• 2 onion bulbs;
• 1 large carrot;
• 1 pod of sweet pepper;
• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste;
• Half a teaspoon of dried basil;
• Salt;
• Fresh greenery;
• Garlic;
• Ground black pepper.

Preparation:Boil the rice until it is not fully cooked, rinse, drain in a colander and cool. Finely chop the cabbage. Transfer the minced meat to a bowl, add the cooked rice, raw egg, salt, basil and ground pepper. Mix the minced meat well. Put a pot of water on the stove and wait for the water to boil. Form medium-sized balls (like meatballs) from the minced meat and boil them in boiling water. To do this, lower the balls into the water and, as soon as the minced meat sets on top and loses its pink color, take the balls out of the pan. Turn on the oven and take a deep baking sheet or a wide baking dish. Line the bottom of the baking sheet with a layer of cabbage (two thirds of the total amount) and place the meatballs on top. Cover them with another layer of cabbage on top. Peel and chop the onion and carrot: chop the onion and grate the carrot on a coarse grater. Wash the pepper and remove the membranes and seeds, then cut it into small cubes. Fry the vegetables in vegetable oil, and when they are slightly browned, add tomato paste, a little water and simmer everything together for three to four minutes. Spread the vegetable mixture in an even layer on top of the cabbage and pour the water in which we boiled the meatballs over the cabbage rolls. Cover the baking sheet with foil and bake the cabbage rolls in the oven for about an hour. Transfer the finished lazy cabbage rolls to a dish, sprinkle with chopped herbs and finely chopped garlic.

Cabbage rolls in tomato sour cream sauce

The recipe also differs slightly from the previous ones in both the set of ingredients and the method of preparation. But this recipe is very similar to the one by which you can cook meatballs in sauce. Ingredients:

• About a kilogram of minced meat;
• One kilo of white cabbage;
• A glass of rice;
• Large onions;
• A teaspoon of salt;
• Half a teaspoon of ground black pepper;
• A kilogram of sour cream;
• 4 tablespoons of tomato paste;
• Breadcrumbs.

Preparation:Boil the rice in lightly salted water until it is not fully cooked. Rinse it and put it in a colander to cool. Meanwhile, cut the cabbage into very small cubes, pour boiling water over it and leave for about three minutes. During this time, the cabbage will become soft and give up its bitterness. Meanwhile, chop the peeled onion very finely and mix it with the minced meat. Add the cooled rice, one raw egg, salt and black pepper. Drain the water from the cabbage, let it cool and also put it in a bowl with the minced meat. Mix everything well and form cutlets from the minced meat, which we roll in breadcrumbs. Heat the vegetable oil in a roasting pan and fry the cutlets over high heat until crusty. The main thing is that they "set". Place the cutlets on a deep baking tray and pour the sauce over them (sour cream mixed with tomato paste). Place the baking tray in the oven preheated to 180-200 degrees and bake the cabbage rolls for forty to fifty minutes.

Puff lazy cabbage rolls

This recipe is very simple. For these cabbage rolls, whole cabbage leaves are used, and the preparation of the dish does not take much time. Ingredients:

• Kilograms of stuffing;
• A small fork of cabbage;
• Onion;
• A glass of rice;
• Spices and salt;
• Cheese;
• Sour cream.

Preparation:The recipe is actually quite simple, although the dish uses whole cabbage leaves. So, remove the cabbage leaves from the fork and cut off the thickenings on the veins at the base. If the leaves tear, don't worry. We won't have to wrap anything in them anyway. Now put a pot of water on the stove and wait for the water to boil. Blanch the cabbage leaves in boiling water so that they become soft and give up their bitterness. Rinse the rice and boil until not fully cooked. Then rinse it again and cool. Peel the onion, wash it and chop it very finely. Put the minced meat in a bowl, add chopped onion and cooked rice. Add ground black pepper, spices and salt to taste and mix everything well. Now turn on the oven and leave it to heat up to 200-220 degrees. Grease a deep baking tray or a large baking dish with vegetable or butter and sprinkle with a little salt. Place a layer of cabbage leaves on the baking tray. Put a layer of minced meat on top and repeat two or three more times. The last layer should also be cabbage. Place the baking tray with cabbage rolls in the oven for about twenty minutes. After that, take it out and grease the cabbage rolls with sour cream and sprinkle with shredded cheese on top. Put the baking tray with cabbage rolls back in the oven and leave there for about fifteen minutes until the cheese melts and bakes into a golden brown crust. Serve the finished lazy cabbage rolls in portions, cut like a pie. You can season the dish with fresh herbs, butter or sour cream. This is how different the recipe for lazy cabbage rolls baked in the oven can be. Their preparation takes much less time than carefully wrapping minced meat in cabbage envelopes. But the taste of these cabbage rolls is in no way inferior to traditional ones. The fact that they can be cooked in the oven also allows you to save a lot of time. And they turn out juicy and soft, but with a delicious appetizing crust. Please note that it is advisable to first stew the cabbage a little or hold it in boiling water, then the taste of cabbage rolls cooked in the oven will be much more delicate. But very young cabbage can be added to the minced meat raw instead of blanching. The crust of the cabbage rolls will be provided by sour cream, which is baked on top of the cabbage rolls. True, this is the case if you simply grease them with sour cream, and do not pour it over them. But the cheese is guaranteed to be baked to a crispy crust! By the way, very often lazy cabbage rolls are supplemented with mushrooms or eggplants. And in the Lenten version, they can generally replace minced meat. Therefore, you can safely modernize any recipe you like. But the main success of the dish is it's the mood of the hostess. So choose a recipe and cook with pleasure. Bon appetit and success in the culinary field!

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