Lazy stuffed cabbage rolls in a pan

What is a good recipe for lazy cabbage rolls in a pan? Yes, everyone! The dish is prepared quickly, does not require special culinary skills, and the taste is no worse than their classic counterparts. Our lazy cabbage rolls also look very appetizing, especially if you sprinkle them with herbs (parsley, cilantro, dill) before serving. As for minced meat, there are options here: purchase ready-made or do it yourself.

Ingredients

• rice - 50 g
• drinking water - 250 ml
• onions - 1 pc.
• carrots - 1 pc.
• vegetable oil - 5 tbsp. l.
• white cabbage - 400 g
• minced meat -500 g
• hard boiled egg - 1 pc.
• sour cream - 200 g
• tomato paste - 200 g
• salt, pepper - to taste

Directions

1. Cook rice for lazy cabbage rolls. In a small saucepan, bring 150 ml of water to a boil. Salt a little. Add rice and bring to a boil again. Cook over low heat, covered for 10 minutes. Place on a sieve and let cool.
2. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, chop the onion
3. Prepare food for lazy cabbage rolls in a skillet. Peel and chop the onions. Wash the carrots thoroughly, peel and grate on a coarse grater.
4. Place the onions in the skillet and brown lightly, then add the carrots
5. Heat 2 tablespoons in a skillet. l. vegetable oil. Add the onion and lightly brown. Then add the carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat for 5 minutes.
6. For lazy cabbage rolls, remove the top leaves from the cabbage head. Cut out the stump and rough parts. Finely chop the prepared cabbage with a sharp knife.
7. Pour in water, quickly bring to a boil
8. Add cabbage to the pan with onions and carrots and stir. Pour in 100 ml of water, quickly bring to a boil and then simmer covered over low heat for 30 minutes.
9. Finely chop the egg
10. Place the minced meat in a large bowl. Finely chop the egg and add to the minced meat along with the cooled rice, stewed vegetables. Season with salt and pepper to taste, stir.
11. Form stuffed cabbage rolls (small oval cutlets) from the resulting mass. In the process, hands should be moistened with cold water so that the minced meat does not stick to them, and the cutlets are neat.
12. Fry cabbage rolls over high heat until golden brown
13. In a large skillet, heat the remaining vegetable oil and sauté the cabbage rolls over high heat until golden brown on all sides. You should not bring it to readiness.
14. Pour the fried lazy cabbage rolls in a pan with a mixture of sour cream and tomato paste
15. Mix sour cream with tomato paste. Season with salt and pepper. Then pour the fried lazy cabbage rolls in a frying pan with the resulting mixture, cover with a lid and simmer for 40 minutes over low heat.