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🍽️ Crispy Cabbage Rolls with Tomato Sauce

485 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Wash the white cabbage and remove the outer leaves.
  2. 2. Cut out the hard core from eight large leaves in a wedge shape.
  3. 3. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
  4. 4. Put the cabbage leaves into the boiling water for about one minute (this is called blanching).
  5. 5. Remove the leaves and let them drain well.
  6. 6. Lay two cabbage leaves slightly overlapping on a clean work surface.
  7. 7. Finely chop one onion.
  8. 8. Mix the minced meat, rice, egg, chopped onion, salt, pepper, and cumin in a bowl.
  9. 9. Spread the meat mixture evenly over the cabbage leaves.
  10. 10. Fold the sides of the cabbage leaves over the filling.
  11. 11. Roll the leaves tightly into a cylinder.
  12. 12. Secure each roll with kitchen twine so it does not open.
  13. 13. Heat some oil in a large pot or casserole dish.
  14. 14. Fry the rolls on all sides until golden brown.
  15. 15. Dice another onion and add it to the pot.
  16. 16. Add paprika powder, a spoonful of sugar, tomato paste, and one chopped garlic clove.
  17. 17. Deglaze everything with vegetable or meat broth.
  18. 18. Add diced tomatoes (from a can or fresh).
  19. 19. Let the rolls simmer gently under a lid for about 40 minutes.
  20. 20. Carefully remove the finished rolls from the sauce.
  21. 21. Remove the kitchen twine bindings from the rolls.
  22. 22. Place the rolls on a serving plate.
  23. 23. Pour the sauce through a fine sieve to remove solid ingredients.
  24. 24. Finally, season the smooth sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
  25. 25. Pour the warm sauce over the rolls and serve immediately.

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