Easy Baked Lazy Cabbage Rolls in Tomato Sour Cream Sauce

Nourishing and tasty, for lunch or dinner, in a hurry! Lazy cabbage rolls in sauce, unlike regular ones, are easy to prepare. There is no need to boil the cabbage separately and then wrap it. This is a complete dish for the whole family, which even a novice housewife can handle.
cook time: 1h 30 min
Ethan Rowley
Easy Baked Lazy Cabbage Rolls in Tomato Sour Cream Sauce

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

207
Calories
17g
Fat
7g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (5 portions)

Basic:

Salt 0.5 tsp
Wheat flour 1 tbsp
Butter 30 g
Water 100 ml
Rice 60 g
Sour cream 200 ml
Carrot (Large) 1 pc
White cabbage 300 g
Bulb onions 2 pc
Vegetable oil 40 ml
Dry spices to taste
Minced meat 600 g
Tomato sauce 2 tbsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake lazy cabbage rolls in the oven? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Take 350-400 grams of cabbage, as unsuitable parts (flaccid and hard leaves, stalk) will be cut off and the total weight will be less. Use minced meat from any meat you like. If you buy ready-made, take high-quality without additives. But it’s better to make the minced meat yourself. I have pork and chicken. Remove the butter from the refrigerator to soften it.

Step 2

Step 2
Use a saucepan to cook rice. Rinse the rice several times, add water at the rate that for one glass of rice you need to take 1.5 glasses of water. First cook over high heat until it comes to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. The rice should be cooked until half cooked; it will be ready when it is baked in cabbage rolls. Rinse it with cold water, leave it in a colander to drain and cool completely.

Step 3

Step 3
Peel the onions and carrots and wash with a brush or stiff sponge under running water. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Cut the onion into small cubes. In this form, the vegetables will fry faster and give the cabbage rolls a beautiful shade.

Step 4

Step 4
Heat a frying pan, carefully pour vegetable oil onto it so as not to burn yourself. The oil should have a high smoke point, for example, refined varieties of sunflower, olive and grape. Since carrots take longer to cook than onions, fry the grated carrots first. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
When the carrots begin to soften, add chopped onion to the pan and fry for another 5 minutes over medium heat. Be sure to stir so that the vegetables cook evenly and do not dry out.

Step 6

Step 6
Peel the cabbage from wilted leaves, rinse well and dry, placing it on a towel or paper towels. Finely chop the cabbage using a knife or food processor.

Step 7

Step 7
Take a deep bowl in which it will be convenient to knead the stuffing for cabbage rolls. Place minced meat, rice, cabbage and half of the fried vegetables into it. Remove the other half of the vegetables for now; they will be needed later. Add salt, add spices and mix thoroughly with your hands until smooth.

Step 8

Step 8
Add butter and knead well. Thanks to the oil, the cabbage rolls will be juicier and the minced meat will not stick to your hands.

Step 9

Step 9
Form the cabbage rolls into oval or round shapes.

Step 10

Step 10
Pour enough water into the pan so that you can put the cabbage rolls in it and boil it. Dip each cabbage roll there in a slotted spoon for 30-40 seconds and place in a baking dish. This is necessary so that the cabbage rolls are well soaked in the sauce and retain their shape after baking.

Step 11

Step 11
Add flour to the fried vegetables and mix well.

Step 12

Step 12
Place carrots and onions on top of the cabbage rolls. Turn on the oven to preheat to 180 degrees.

Step 13

Step 13
prepare the sauce. To do this, mix sour cream with tomato sauce in a deep container. Add water, a pinch of salt and stir until smooth.

Step 14

Step 14
Pour a thin stream of sauce over the cabbage rolls.

Step 15

Step 15
Cover the baking dish with foil and place on the middle rack in the oven for about 1 hour. Cooking times may vary depending on the capabilities of your oven.

Step 16

Step 16
Carefully remove the foil so as not to burn yourself. And put in the oven for another 15 minutes.

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