Are there people in the world who don’t like cabbage rolls?Perhaps, only those who have not tried them. Is it possible to remain indifferent, having tried at least once aromatic, hot, juicy, poured with fresh sour cream and sprinkled with black pepper? Most often, cabbage rolls are associated with childhood, grandmother or mother. And only in adulthood do we risk taking on the preparation of this dish ourselves. And it turns out that everything is not as difficult as you thought - vegetable cabbage rolls, the recipe for which is very simple, are easy to prepare. Today we offer to add some vegetable variety to the cabbage roll recipe. And we present you with several recipes for vegetable cabbage rolls. They will be interesting not only for vegetarians and those who observe fasts. This dish is an excellent option for a light dinner at any time of the year, and meat lovers can use it as a side dish for cutlets or roast beef. In order for our dish to be a success, one of the most important points is the right choice of cabbage. You need to choose a flat, dense head of cabbage without cracks in the leaves. After cleaning the head of cabbage from the top leaves, cut out the stalk. Now the cabbage needs to be boiled a little in salted water, for 5-7 minutes. This procedure, firstly, will facilitate the process of separating the head of cabbage into leaves, secondly, will simplify the wrapping of cabbage rolls, and thirdly, will reduce their cooking time. The boiled head of cabbage needs to be taken apart into leaves, cut out the thick cartilages located at the base. You can even beat the base of each leaf a little with a rolling pin or other tool that comes to hand. The main thing is not to overdo it and not turn the leaf into shreds. So, let's get started.
The recipe is the first. Cabbage rolls with vegetables and rice
Ingredients:
- Cabbage cabbage weighing just over 1 kg
- 500 g of boiled rice
- 2 pieces of onions and carrots
- Bay leaf, black pepper, other spices to taste
- Meat broth (there will be a cube)
- Tomato paste (optional)
- Sour cream and fresh herbs for filing
Preparation:Peel the carrots and grate them on a coarse grater. Finely chop the onion. Fry the carrots in vegetable oil, add a little salt and season with pepper. Add the onion and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add the vegetables to the cooked rice and mix well. Adjust the salt and spices to taste. Place the finished mince on the cabbage leaves, closer to the base of the leaf. Wrap it into an envelope and put it in a saucepan with thick walls or a duck pan. Pour in the meat broth so that it completely covers the cabbage rolls, add the bay leaf and put it on the fire. You can add tomato paste to the broth, 1-2 tablespoons. Then the cabbage rolls will have a slightly sour taste and a pleasant orange color. Cooking time for cabbage rolls is 30-45 minutes after boiling. Focus mainly on the softness of the cabbage leaves, because the other ingredients are already ready. Serve hot, drizzled with sour cream and sprinkled with fresh herbs. You can also make vegetable cabbage rolls with mushrooms. It will be just as tasty and more filling.
The second recipe. Cabbage rolls with mushrooms
Ingredients:
- Prepared cabbage leaves
- 200 grams of rice (cook until tender)
- 200 g champignons or other mushrooms
- 2 carrots
- 2 onions
- Salt and spices to taste
Preparation: Wash and chop the mushrooms.Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, put in the onion, fry until transparent. Add the carrots, simmer for a few minutes, then add the mushrooms. Simmer for a couple more minutes, add salt and season. Remove from heat. Mix the vegetables, mushrooms and rice. You can add a clove of chopped garlic to the minced meat. Take two tablespoons of minced meat, put it on a cabbage leaf, and wrap it like an envelope. Put the cabbage rolls in a saucepan or duck pan, pour in the broth (you can use vegetable or meat), or just salted water with spices. Put on the fire and simmer for about half an hour. Check the readiness by the cabbage leaves. When they become soft, you can treat yourself to vegetable cabbage rolls! In addition to traditional white cabbage, you can use another type of cabbage to make cabbage rolls. For example, Savoy or Chinese cabbage. Their leaves are more tender, so they are perfect for making quick vegetable cabbage rolls.
The recipe is the third. Cabbage cabbage cabbage rolls
Ingredients:
- Leaves of Chinese cabbage (upper, dark)
- Varied vegetables for filling:
- Carrots, onions, aubergines, celery, sweet peppers, small zucchini (or its half).
- Tomato paste, salt, spices of your choice.
Preparation:You can take not all, but only some vegetables. As in the previous cases, to prepare these vegetable cabbage rolls, the recipe, or rather the basic technology, remains the same. First, prepare the leaves. Since Chinese cabbage is soft and tender, you should never boil it. But you should cut off the tough parts. Next, prepare the vegetable mince. Peel and grate the carrots. Finely chop the onion. Peel the eggplant and zucchini, cut into small cubes. Celery (petioles) and pepper cut into strips. If you decide to make a varied assortment, it is better not to fry all the vegetables in one pan, but to do it in stages. For example, fry the onion and carrots together until soft. Then fry the eggplants and bell peppers separately in oil. Celery can be added to the eggplants a little later. The thing is that if you mix all the vegetables at once, some will remain raw, and some will definitely burn or overcook. So, when all the ingredients for the filling are brought to the desired condition, they can be mixed. Now add a couple of spoons of tomato paste and stir. The paste is often sold salted, so before adding salt, taste the minced meat. Add more salt if necessary. Black pepper, garlic, basil, and thyme would be good as spices. Next, we do the standard thing: take some minced meat and wrap it in cabbage leaves. Considering the tenderness and delicacy of the leaves, they cannot be stewed for a long time. Therefore, we put the finished cabbage rolls in a frying pan with heated oil and fry for a few minutes. Then pour a little water on the bottom and simmer for some more time (5-7 minutes) under the lid. Serve the finished cabbage rolls traditionally - with sour cream. Enjoy! Cooking cabbage rolls is not difficult - everything is simple to the point of ugliness: make the minced meat, prepare the cabbage leaves, wrap, simmer. By the way, stewing is not necessary. You can put them in a fireproof dish, pour sour cream over them and bake in a preheated oven (180 degrees). About 20-30 minutes. Do I need to say that eating vegetables is healthy, and even necessary? We all know this, but often there is one problem between vegetables and our stomachs - the lack of ideas for cooking. After all, you can’t eat the same salad or vegetable stew every day. But by diversifying your menu with interesting and simple vegetable recipes, you can combine the healthy with the very healthy. So - go ahead, dare and feed your family with vitamins! We recommend reading:
