Stuffed cabbage is a very interesting dish that came from Tatar and Turkish cuisine. In fact, stuffed cabbage is an adaptation of the familiar dolma. Only unlike the original dish, the stuffing is wrapped not in grape leaves, but in white cabbage leaves. A
large number of countries have their own stories of the appearance of stuffed
cabbage.
For example, the CIS countries believe that stuffed cabbage entered the cuisine of the countries because of the French. In the European country they allegedly used to eat pigeons – it was a delicacy. In the homeland, stuffed pigeons with pigeons were not appreciated, so they began to cook pork and tightly wrapped in cabbage leaf. So no one will guess that the meat is not pigeon.
Let’s tell you how to cook your own fall stuffed cabbage
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Ingredients for stuffed cabbage:
- cabbage – 300 g;
- minced meat – 700 g;
- oat flakes – 100 g;
- salt – tsp;
- ground black pepper – 13 tsp;
- dry garlic – 13 tsp;
- vegetable oil – 5 tbsp.
Ingredients for frying:
- onion – 2 pcs;
- carrots – pcs;
- vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
Ingredients for gravy:
- tomato juice – 250 ml;
- water – 100 ml;
- sour cream – 2 tbsp.
Preparation of stuffed cabbage:
Cut a small diced onion, grate carrots on a coarse grater. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, fry onions and carrots until soft and golden color.
Grate cabbage on small grating cutters, put it in the mince together with ⅔ of the roast
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Pour into the minced oat flakes, salt, ground black pepper and dry garlic, mix thoroughly.
Shape the stuffed cabbage from the resulting mixture, roll in flour
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Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, fry the stuffed cabbage on both sides until browned.
Put lettuce leaves on the bottom of the pan, put the fried stuffed cabbage on the bottom.
In a separate bowl mix tomato juice, sour cream and water
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Pour sugar and salt to taste into the tomato mixture, add the rest of the fried stuffing. Pour the sauce into the stuffed cabbage, cover with a lid and stew over low heat for half an hour.
It is recommended to add pepper and bay leaf to the stuffed cabbage when braising to balance the flavor. It turns out delicious lazy stuffed cabbage for the fall period.
