When it comes to lazy cabbage rolls, you canIt is debatable who exactly this recipe was invented for. For lazy cooks or for lazy eaters? After all, regular cabbage rolls are quite difficult to prepare - they take a lot of time, and when cooked, they require skillful handling. However, it is known for sure that in cooking, the term "lazy" is used for quick-cooking dishes. This means that lazy cabbage rolls are cooked faster than traditional ones. Note that this dish tastes almost the same, and children prefer the lazy version. At the same time, lazy cabbage rolls can be cooked in the oven, in a saucepan, and in a frying pan. To begin with, it is worth trying to cook lazy cabbage rolls in a saucepan. By the way, even in this version they can be cooked in different ways. So choose a recipe and cook!
Chopped lazy cabbage rolls
The recipe is really simple - cabbage rolls are prepared like cutlets. Ingredients:
- 0.5 kg of minced meat;
- 300 grams of white cabbage;
- 1 onion;
- 1 raw carrots;
- 1 chicken egg;
- 100 grams of dry rice;
- Spices and salt to taste.
Sauce:
- 6 fresh tomatoes;
- A glass of sour cream.
Preparation:You can use any minced meat for lazy cabbage rolls. However, the best option would be minced meat made from equal parts of pork and beef or a mixture of beef (pork) and chicken. Wash the cabbage beforehand, cut it into cubes and blanch it (keep it in boiling water) for about three minutes. Grind the carrots with a coarse grater and finely chop the onion. Boil the washed rice until it is not fully cooked, rinse it again and cool it. Put the minced meat in a bowl and add the prepared vegetables and rice to it. Now add a raw egg, salt and any spices of your choice (you can do without spices) and mix the resulting mass thoroughly. Form balls-cutlets from the minced meat and put them in a saucepan. Prepare a sauce from sour cream and fresh tomatoes chopped in a blender. Pour this sauce over our lazy cabbage rolls and put the pan on the stove, where we cook the dish under the lid for an hour and a half. Such lazy cabbage rolls with sour cream and tomato sauce turn out juicy and soft! Note: Rice for lazy cabbage rolls must be slightly boiled. If you put raw rice in the mince, the cabbage rolls will turn out dry, since the cereal will absorb all the juice.
Lazy cabbage rolls with fish
If you like fish dishes, this recipe will definitely be interesting for you! Ingredients:
- 0.5 kg of minced fish (pink salmon, catfish, pike);
- Head of cabbage;
- 1 onion
- Butter;
- Salt and spices - to taste.
Preparation:Mix the minced fish with the onion, chopped in a blender or very, very finely chopped. Now add salt, pepper and any spices to your taste. Wash the cabbage head and separate it into individual leaves, cutting off the thickening at the base of the leaf. If the leaves tear, don’t worry – you won’t have to wrap anything in them anyway. When the minced meat and cabbage are ready, take a saucepan and grease it from the inside with butter, and now start laying the minced meat and cabbage leaves in layers. Season the cabbage leaves a little with salt too. If the minced meat is too lean, you can put a little butter on top of each fish layer. That’s it! All that’s left to do is cover the saucepan with a lid and put it on the fire. In thirty to forty minutes, the cabbage rolls will be ready! Serve this dish cut like a pie.
Puffed cabbage rolls
Another very interesting recipe - lazy cabbage rolls in layers. Ingredients:
- 700 grams of minced meat;
- Half a cabbage fork;
- Carrot;
- Onion;
- 1.5 cups of dry rice;
- 3 teaspoons of tomato paste;
- Salt;
- Black ground pepper;
- Vegetable oil;
- Bay leaf.
Preparation:Any mince will do for these cabbage rolls. Place it in a frying pan with heated oil and fry for about five minutes. Don't forget to stir the mince so it doesn't stick together. Then peel and wash the carrots and onions, grate the carrots on a coarse grater, chop the onion very finely. Add the vegetables to the frying pan with the mince, add the tomato paste diluted with water, add salt and pepper and continue to simmer for another seven minutes. Meanwhile, chop half a cabbage head and divide it into three parts, and rinse the rice thoroughly. When the mince with vegetables is ready, take a saucepan and put one part of the shredded cabbage in it. Put a layer of half of the mince fried with vegetables on top, and put a layer of rice on top (also half) and salt it a little. Then another layer of cabbage, mince and rice (salted). The last layer is the remaining cabbage, pour oil from the frying pan over everything and add water to the level of the top layer. Put the bay leaves, cover with a lid and put the pan with lazy cabbage rolls on the stove. Turn on low heat and simmer the cabbage rolls for about forty minutes. That's it! The recipe is actually surprisingly simple, and the dish turns out very, very tasty!
Very lazy cabbage rolls
A very, very simple recipe for lazy cabbage rolls! This recipe can even be called super simple! After all, the dish is surprisingly easy and quick to prepare. Ingredients:
- 300 grams of minced meat;
- 0,5 kg of cabbage;
- 2 carrots;
- Large onions;
- Half a cup of dry rice;
- A pod of sweet pepper;
- 2 fresh tomatoes;
- Vegetable oil;
- Sour cream;
- Salt and spices.
Pour about half a glass into a saucepanwater, add 2-3 tbsp. vegetable oil (you can also use butter) and put it on the fire. Put the minced meat in the pan and simmer it, stirring, for about five minutes. Meanwhile, chop the cabbage, then add it to the minced meat and continue to simmer until it becomes transparent and soft. After the cabbage, add the chopped onion, grated carrots, and diced tomatoes and bell peppers to the pan. Don't forget to wash the vegetables thoroughly before this! Continue to simmer this mixture for ten minutes and boil the rice at the same time. Rinse the half-cooked rice, add it to the pan with the minced meat and vegetables and stir. Simmer the cabbage rolls in a pan covered with a lid for another ten minutes. Serve the dish hot, seasoning the cabbage rolls with sour cream. Lazy cabbage rolls recipe - This is a recipe for a quick, tasty, filling and appetizing dish. You will not regret trying to cook any of its options. The main thing is to cook with pleasure. Bon appetit and success in the culinary field!
