Lazy Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Minced Meat and Rice

Lazy cabbage rolls with minced meat and rice are a real lifesaver for a modern housewife who works hard, but wants to remain a loving wife and a good mother. This time-tested dish has several important advantages: it is easy to prepare, hearty, inexpensive and, of course, delicious. And lazy cabbage rolls are able to instill in the younger generation a love for vegetables and meat (alas, children often do not like these products in their pure form). In general, moms will appreciate the recipe! By the way, if children are not very fond of garlic, give it up, making the taste of the sauce more expressive at the expense of other "additives" - for example, chopped parsley.

Ingredients

• rice - 120 g
• drinking water - 360 ml
• white cabbage - 400 g
• vegetable oil - 5 tbsp. l.
• onions - 2 pcs.
• garlic - 3 cloves
• minced meat (pork + beef) - 800 g
• egg - 1 pc.
• yolks - 2 pcs.
• breadcrumbs - 3 tbsp. l.
• salt, pepper - to taste
• garlic - 4 cloves
• sour cream 10% fat - 400 g
• cream 33% fat - 400 ml
• tomato sauce - 4 tbsp. l.
• salt, pepper - to taste

Directions

1. Make rice for lazy cabbage rolls with minced meat and rice. In a saucepan, bring water to a boil and add a little salt. Add rice and cook, covered over low heat for 10 minutes. Place on a sieve and let cool.
2. Remove the top leaves from the cabbage head (you don't need them). Then separate 2-3 large leaves and set aside. Chop the rest of the cabbage finely, then cut across into small cubes. Place in a colander and pour over boiling water.
3. A baking dish for lazy cabbage rolls about 20x30 cm in size, grease 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil. Spread the cabbage leaves set aside and season with salt to taste.
4. Peel the onion and garlic, then chop. Heat 2 tablespoons in a skillet. l. vegetable oil. Add the onion and garlic and fry over low heat for 7 minutes. Let cool.
5. Add onion with garlic, rice, cabbage, egg and yolks to the minced meat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Form long cutlets (cabbage rolls) from the resulting mass and roll in breadcrumbs.
6. In a large skillet, heat the remaining vegetable oil and fry the cooked cabbage rolls on all sides until golden brown. Place them in a baking dish on top of the cabbage leaves.
7. Make a sauce for lazy cabbage rolls with minced meat and rice. To do this, crush the cloves of garlic with the flat side of a knife and then chop finely. In a small bowl, combine sour cream, cream, and tomato sauce. Add garlic, salt and pepper.
8. Heat the oven to 180 ° C. Pour the stuffed cabbage rolls into the mold with the resulting tomato-sour cream sauce. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes.