Quick & Tasty Pan-Fried Frozen Cabbage Rolls with Tomato Paste

Juicy and tasty, with aromatic gravy, for lunch and dinner! Frozen cabbage rolls in a pan with tomato paste can be cooked so that they turn out very tasty. Plus it saves you a lot of time!
cook time: 1h 20 min
Elijah Stroud
Quick & Tasty Pan-Fried Frozen Cabbage Rolls with Tomato Paste

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

135
Calories
8g
Fat
10g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Frozen cabbage rolls 1 kg
Carrot 2 pc
Dill 10 g
Salt to taste

Gravy:

Water 150 ml
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Wheat flour 2 tbsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make frozen cabbage rolls in a pan with tomato paste? To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. For this recipe, you can use not only frozen cabbage rolls, but also fresh ones, store-bought or homemade. In addition to salt, you can use other spices to taste.

Step 2

Step 2
Pre-defrost the cabbage rolls by removing them from the freezer 2-3 hours before cooking. The stuffing in cabbage rolls can be any: from mixed minced pork and beef or with the addition of chicken.

Step 3

Step 3
Peel the carrots and grate them on a fine grater.

Step 4

Step 4
Finely chop the dill. If you don’t have fresh dill, you can replace it with dry dill or even replace it with other herbs to taste.

Step 5

Step 5
Place the cabbage rolls in a thick-bottomed pan. Sprinkle grated carrots and salt on top.

Step 6

Step 6
Pour in enough water to cover the cabbage rolls. Place the pan on the stove and simmer over low heat for 50 minutes.

Step 7

Step 7
While the cabbage rolls are cooking, prepare all the necessary ingredients for the gravy. The exact amount of water depends on the desired thickness of the gravy and the thickness of the tomato paste. You can replace tomato paste with ketchup or crushed tomatoes in their own juice.

Step 8

Step 8
Fry the flour over low heat in a dry frying pan until golden brown and a bright nutty aroma appears. At first, the flour does not change color for a long time, but then it can burn in just a minute. Therefore, it needs to be stirred all the time.

Step 9

Step 9
Add tomato paste and mix thoroughly.

Step 10

Step 10
Pour hot water and vegetable oil into the pan and mix thoroughly until smooth. Simmer over low heat until thickened. My gravy turned out to be quite thick, but runny.

Step 11

Step 11
Pour the tomato sauce into the pan with the cabbage rolls. Add chopped herbs. Cook everything together for another 5-10 minutes.

Step 12

Step 12
Serve cabbage rolls with sour cream and tomato sauce from the pan. Bon appetit!

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