Easy Stuffed Chinese Cabbage Rolls – the Best Recipe For You
Print Recipe
Not everyone knows, but such a simple dish as stuffed chinese cabbage rolls has a complex and even confusing history. Ask who invented stuffed cabbage and you will hear many different opinions. For example:
- Ukraine, where galushki were traditionally prepared from meat and millet wrapped in cabbage;
- Germany – translated from German, the word “Kohlblatt” (stuffed cabbage) literally means “cabbage leaf”;
- Turkey, where they cook dolma – rice with meat wrapped in grape leaves.
The Chinese are also sure that cabbage rolls are the forerunners of rolls.
In any case, no matter where cabbage rolls come from, no one will deny that it is very tasty. You can cook them in different ways, for example, instead of ordinary cabbage, use Peking cabbage.
Cabbage cabbage rolls according to this step-by-step photo recipe are tender, juicy and tasty. In the filling – minced pork and rice, filling – tomato. You can cook in a saucepan, slow cooker, cauldron or bake in the oven. The result will decorate even a festive table.
Ingredients
- Add to Shopping List +
- Add to Shopping List +
- Add to Shopping List +
- Add to Shopping List +
- Add to Shopping List +
- Add to Shopping List +
- Add to Shopping List +
- Add to Shopping List +
Nutrients
Calories
152.1
152.1
Carbohydrates
11.5
11.5
Fat
6.45
6.45
Protein
10.38
10.38
Step by step method
-
Step 1
Cut off the thick part (it can be used for other dishes or twisted with meat). Disassemble the leaves, choose the largest and most beautiful.
-
Step 2
Slightly beat off the thickened edges with a hammer, pour boiling water over the leaves and boil for just a couple of minutes. Drain water, cool.
-
Step 3
Cut the meat into small pieces for a meat grinder, peel the carrots and onions.
-
Step 4
Onion cut into small cubes, fry in vegetable oil until soft.
-
Step 5
Add grated carrots and fry vegetables until golden brown.
-
Step 6
Grind the meat, add raw washed rice, part of the frying, salt, pepper if desired. Dilute the tomato in water, add salt.
-
Step 7
Stir mince. At the bottom of the cauldron, lay out the rest of the vegetable frying in an even layer.
-
Step 8
Gently flatten the cabbage leaf on the board, put the filling on the edge with a spoon.
-
Step 9
Roll up the dove. In the same way, make other cabbage rolls.
-
Step 10
Put the cabbage rolls in a cauldron on the vegetables.
-
Step 11
Pour in tomato dressing, cover and cook for 30 minutes after boiling.
-
Step 12
Allow to cool slightly and you can lay out the finished cabbage rolls on plates. Be sure to pour the sauce formed during stewing on top. Optionally, you can put a spoonful of sour cream.
Tips & variations
-
To prepare cabbage rolls, you need to buy a good and always large head of Chinese cabbage, so that it is convenient to wrap the stuffing.
-
If you do not want to boil the leaves of Chinese cabbage, just soak them in boiling water for 5-6 minutes.
-
For cabbage rolls, almost any stuffing is suitable. But lean meats like chicken are best mixed with a little more fatty meat so that the stuffing doesn't come out too dry. You can also add butter or cream for juiciness.
-
To diversify the taste of the dish, replace rice with buckwheat, lentils, pearl barley or any other cereal.
