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Rice with cabbage in a slow cooker

Rice with Cabbage in a Slow Cooker

Rice with cabbage in a slow cooker—fast and delicious! Don't forget to serve it with sour cream or garlic mayonnaise, aioli or another savory dip, and some fresh bread or a baguette. Stewed rice with cabbage is just as good for lunch as it is for dinner.

prika

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Rice

150

Cabbage

300

Tomato paste

Onion

Vegetable oil

1.5

Salt

Ground black pepper

Water

500

Bay leaf

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 11 % 2 g

Fats 11 % 2 g

Carbohydrates 78 % 14 g

82 kcal

GI: 29 / 71 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 40 min

Step 1:

Gather the ingredients. Peel the onion and rinse it under water. Remove the outer leaves from the head of cabbage.
Step 2:

Put the rice in a deep bowl, cover with cold water, and rinse. Drain and repeat, rinsing until the water runs clear. This washes the excess starch out of the grains.
Step 3:

Add the rinsed rice to the slow-cooker pot. Many people make rice with cabbage a little differently, first sautéing the onion with the rice, then adding the chopped cabbage, water, and tomato paste. That method calls for the rice to be parboiled first. In this version the onion isn't sautéed—it stews right along with everything else, which makes the dish lighter, juicier, and more aromatic.
Step 4:

Pour in hot water, add a little salt, and drop in the bay leaves. Set the cooker to the "Rice" or "Porridge" program for 20 minutes if you used hot water, or 30 minutes if you started with cold water. Close the lid.
Step 5:

Shred the cabbage into medium-thick slices. As soon as the cooker beeps, add the shredded cabbage to the pot.
Step 6:

Add the tomato paste. You can swap it for canned peeled tomatoes, tomato juice, ketchup, and the like.
Step 7:

Cut the peeled onion into half-rings or small dice and add it to the pot. You can use green onions, leeks, and so on instead.
Step 8:

Season the dish with salt and pepper to taste. Some cooks also add ground paprika or dried thyme. Pour in the vegetable oil, but make sure it's a neutral, odorless oil—otherwise the whole dish will taste oily.
Step 9:

Stir everything gently so the cabbage and onion settle into the rice-and-tomato broth. Set the cooker to the "Stew" program for 15–20 minutes and close the lid. Cook until it beeps.
Step 10:

When it does, carefully crack the lid and let the steam escape. You can stir a little butter into the finished dish to round out the flavor and aroma.
Step 11:

Spoon the rice and cabbage into bowls or deep plates, garnish, and serve hot.

Rice with cabbage in a slow cooker turns out very juicy, fragrant, and delicious, because it stews in its own juices. Serve it with bread during Lent, or with sour cream or garlic mayonnaise on regular days. If you like, sauté the onion separately and add it along with the shredded cabbage.