Frozen cabbage rolls in a saucepan with tomato paste

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make frozen cabbage rolls in a saucepan with tomato paste? First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. According to this recipe, you can use not only frozen cabbage rolls, but also fresh, store-bought or homemade. In addition to salt, you can use other spices to taste.

2. Step 2:

   

   Pre-defrost cabbage rolls by pulling them out of the freezer 2-3 hours before cooking. Stuffing in cabbage rolls can be any: from mixed pork and beef minced meat or with the addition of chicken.

3. Step 3:

   

   Peel the carrots and grate them on a fine grater.

4. Step 4:

   

   Chop the dill finely. If there is no fresh dill, you can replace it with dry or completely replace it with other herbs to taste.

5. Step 5:

   

   Put the cabbage rolls in a saucepan with a thick bottom. Pour grated carrots and salt on top.

6. Step 6:

   

   Pour in enough water to cover the cabbage rolls. Put the pan on the stove and simmer for 50 minutes.

8. Step 7:

   

   While the cabbage rolls are cooking, prepare all the necessary ingredients for the gravy. The exact amount of water depends on the desired thickness of the gravy and the thickness of the tomato paste. Tomato paste can be replaced with ketchup or chopped tomatoes in their own juice.

9. Step 8:

   

   Fry the flour over low heat in a dry frying pan until golden brown and a bright nutty aroma appears. At first, the flour does not change color for a long time, but then it can burn in just a minute. Therefore, it needs to be stirred all the time.

10. Step 9:

    

    Add the tomato paste and mix thoroughly.

11. Step 10:

    

    Pour hot water and vegetable oil into the pan and mix thoroughly until smooth. Simmer over low heat until thickened. My gravy turned out to be quite thick, but fluid.

12. Step 11:

    

    Pour the tomato gravy into a saucepan with the cabbage rolls. Add the chopped greens. Cook everything together for another 5-10 minutes.

13. Step 12:

    

    Serve cabbage rolls with sour cream and tomato sauce from a saucepan. Bon appetit!