Young Cabbage Stuffed with Meat

Oh, this is great food! Some stuffed cabbage rolls and pies are not suitable for her. If you are planning to cook it, give yourself some quiet time, turn on your favorite TV show - and go. And when you put the stuffed cabbage on the table in front of the guests and households, then by the silence that reigned for a moment, you will understand that all this time and energy was not wasted in vain.

Ingredients

• mixed minced beef and pork - 600 g
• garlic - 2 cloves
• eggs - 3 pcs.
• thyme sprigs - 2 pcs.
• salt pepper
• parsley sprigs - 2 pcs.
• white bread crumbs - 2 cups
• young cabbage - 1 head of cabbage
• medium onions - 2 pcs.
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l.

Directions

1. Prepare the filling. Peel and chop the onion and garlic. Wash the parsley and thyme and chop very finely. Heat 2 tbsp in a saucepan. l. vegetable oil and fry the onion, 5 minutes. Add garlic and herbs, mix and after 30 sec. remove from heat.
2. In a bowl, mix the minced meat with fried onions, garlic and herbs. Add 0.5 cups bread crumbs, 1 egg, salt and pepper. Knead thoroughly, cover and refrigerate
3. Rinse the cabbage by removing the top leaves. Boil the salted water in a large saucepan. Lower the head of cabbage for 4 minutes. Put the bottom up on a wire rack and let dry.
4. Fold back a few upper leaves from the head. Do not touch the core.
5. Spread the filling between the leaves and reshape the cabbage into a head of cabbage.
6. Beat remaining eggs lightly. Grease the head of cabbage with them, sprinkle with bread crumbs. Leave on for 3-4 minutes. Brush the cabbage with an egg again and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Wrap the head of cabbage in foil, put on a baking sheet and put in an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 30 minutes. Remove the cabbage from the oven, make a hole in the foil and carefully pour all the juice out into the saucepan. Remove the foil completely, then return the cabbage to the oven for another 10 minutes. Serve with sour cream.