Stewed cabbage with meat in a saucepan

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make stewed cabbage with meat in a saucepan? Wash the beef pulp and cut it into portions, simultaneously removing the hard, stringy films, if any.

2. Step 2:

   

   Heat the frying pan over high heat. Pour in two tablespoons of sunflower oil and warm it up well. Fry the beef on high heat on all sides until golden brown. So the meat in the finished dish will be more juicy and soft.

3. Step 3:

   

   Peel the onion from the husk and cut into small cubes. Peel the carrots and grate them on a coarse grater. Fry the vegetables in sunflower oil (one tablespoon) until soft.

4. Step 4:

   

   Put the fried beef in a deep saucepan with the first layer, followed by onions and carrots.

5. Step 5:

   

   Fresh white cabbage must be prepared. It is necessary to remove several top sheets from the head. They won't be needed. Finely chop the cabbage with a sharp knife. Sprinkle with salt and remember a little with your hands.

7. Step 6:

   

   Put the cabbage in a saucepan.

8. Step 7:

   

   Stir the tomato paste together with water.

9. Step 8:

   

   Small life hack. If I have unclaimed tomato paste, and its use is not expected in the near future, I simply form portions of it the size of one tablespoon and freeze it. Portioned tomato paste is stored in the freezer for up to three months and it is very convenient to add it to dishes.

10. Step 9:

    

    Add salt to the cabbage, add dried herbs and bay leaf. Pour in the tomato paste with water. My secret to delicious stewed cabbage is to add sugar. Simmer the cabbage under a closed lid, stirring occasionally and adding water, if necessary, for an hour.