How to cook juicy cabbage rolls in the oven: perfect dish for a hearty lunch

Homemade cabbage rolls are the perfect dish for a hearty meal. And if you want to make them extra juicy and lean, it's a good idea to cook them in the oven. The taste will pleasantly surprise you.

The idea of cooking juicy cabbage rolls in the oven for lunch was published on the Instagram page of a food blogger with the nickname sign_a_soul3. The cook also shares her own version of boiling cabbage so that the leaves do not tear.

Ingredients:

• cabbage - 1 pc.
• minced meat - 400 g
• rice - half a cup
• carrots - 1 pc.
• onion - 1 pc.
• tomato paste - 2 tbsp
• sour cream

Method of preparation:

1. Cut the head of cabbage so that the leaves can be easily removed.

2. Put it in a saucepan, cover with water and put on the fire.

3. When the water begins to boil, remove the leaves one by one.

4. Prepare a roast of carrots and onions, add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste and a little cabbage broth.

5. Cook the rice until half cooked (5-6 minutes).

6. Add the roast, rice, spices: dry garlic, paprika, pepper, salt, and dry basil to the minced meat.

7. Cut the cabbage leaves.

8. Form the envelopes.

9. Put in a mold and pour cabbage broth, tomato paste and sour cream.

10. Cover with foil and cook in the oven until tender.

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