Quick Skillet Cabbage Rolls with Rice

A very quick dinner when my husband is already on the doorstep! Very lazy cabbage rolls with cabbage and rice in a frying pan — a tasty and satisfying dish. The recipe is suitable even for beginners and does not require much time. Try it, you won’t regret it!
cook time: 30 min
Liam Carson
Quick Skillet Cabbage Rolls with Rice

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

178
Calories
14g
Fat
10g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Water 1 cup
Rice (round grain) 100 g
Sour cream 2 tbsp
Bay leaf 1 pc
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Carrot (average) 1 pc
White cabbage (Young) 250 g
Bulb onions (large onion) 1 pc
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Minced meat (pork and beef) 400 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make very lazy cabbage rolls with cabbage and rice in a frying pan? To prepare you will need: minced meat, young white cabbage (last year’s cabbage is also suitable), carrots, large onions, Krasnodar round rice, tomato paste, sour cream and spices. You can use any minced meat for cabbage rolls: beef, pork, chicken or mixed. I have a mixture of equal proportions of pork and beef.

Step 2

Step 2
Start by preparing the rice. Since cabbage rolls are very lazy, we won’t cook the rice. Just pour boiling water over it and leave to brew for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, start preparing the remaining ingredients.

Step 3

Step 3
The cabbage rolls will turn out very, very lazy, because we will not cut all the ingredients with a knife, but will chop them with a blender or use a meat grinder. Grind the cabbage, carrots and onions in this way. Minced meat really loves onions; the larger the onion, the juicier and tastier the cabbage rolls will be.

Step 4

Step 4
The rice is already swollen. Drain the rice. Combine all ingredients.

Step 5

Step 5
Add salt, ground black pepper and knead the minced meat well.

Step 6

Step 6
Form the cabbage rolls by wetting your hands with cold water. I got 90-100 grams each. To ensure that the cabbage rolls were uniform, I used a kitchen scale when shaping.

Step 7

Step 7
Lightly fry the cabbage rolls on both sides over high heat, literally two minutes on each side, just until golden brown.

Step 8

Step 8
Prepare the filling. Place tomato paste and sour cream in a blender glass. You can add more sour cream, it will be even tastier. But it’s better not to get carried away with tomato paste; two tablespoons is enough.

Step 9

Step 9
Add a glass of water, a little salt and mix for a few seconds using a blender. The blender very quickly makes a filling of a homogeneous consistency.

Step 10

Step 10
Pour over the cabbage rolls, add bay leaf.

Step 11

Step 11
Cover the pan with a lid and simmer the lazy cabbage rolls for 15-20 minutes.

Step 12

Step 12
Serve very lazy cabbage rolls with herbs and vegetables.

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