Cabbage rolls in sour cream in the oven

We prepare the necessary products. We take a small cabbage. We disassemble it into leaves (18-20 pieces). This should be done carefully so as not to tear them. You can go another, safer way. Cut out the stalk with a sharp knife. In this case, the head is boiled whole. Then we disassemble it into leaves.
We measure fig. We wash it several times in cold water. Boil in salted water until half-cooked. We throw it on a sieve.
At this time, cut the onion as small as possible. Peeled carrots are coarsely grated.
Pour sunflower oil into the pan. Warming up. We pass the vegetables until soft. Turn off the fire.
In a bowl, combine minced meat, rice, fried onions and carrots. Salt. Add paprika, pepper, nutmeg. If desired, add chopped greens. For example, dill, parsley, green onions. Mix it up. The mass should be homogeneous. We set it aside.
Minced meat can be not only pork, beef, but also chicken.
Pour water into a saucepan. We put it on fire. When it boils, we spread the cabbage leaves. Boil them for a couple of minutes. We take it out in a colander. Let the liquid drain.
It is important not to overcook the cabbage. Otherwise, it will lose elasticity and will spread in the hands.
Stuffing stuffed cabbage rolls. We take a cabbage leaf. Carefully cut off the thick veins. It will be easier to fold them this way. Spread 1-2 tablespoons of the finished filling on the lower part of the sheet. We bend the edges on both sides and wrap it with an envelope. Ready-made cabbage rolls before baking, fry well on both sides until lightly browned. But this is not necessary. We put them tightly to each other in a suitable baking dish.
Cooking sauce. Separately, mix sour cream and tomato paste in a container. Tomato paste can be replaced with fresh tomatoes or completely excluded from the recipe. In a frying pan, fry the onion cut into half rings until transparent. Add a mixture of sour cream and pasta. Bring to a boil. Stir. Salt and pepper to taste. You can add chopped greens. Once again we bring it to a boil. Turn off the fire. Pour hot cabbage rolls sauce.
We send cabbage rolls to a preheated 180 degree oven. The baking time is about 1 hour. During this time, the cabbage should become soft, transparent.
The mold can be covered with foil. Bake under it for 30 minutes. Then we remove the "cover" from the foil. Return to the oven for another 20-30 minutes so that the top of the dish turns brown.
We put the finished cabbage rolls on plates. If desired, sprinkle chopped dill and grated cheese on top. Pour over the sour cream. We serve the dish hot. We're trying. Cabbage rolls in sour cream turned out to be tender, soft and fragrant. Bon appetit!