Cabbage rolls with cabbage in a slow cooker in sour cream sauce

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make delicious cabbage rolls with cabbage in a slow cooker in sour cream sauce? First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Wash the cabbage head, remove the spoiled upper leaves. You can cut out the stalk immediately or leave it as you prefer. I cut off the protruding part of the stalk.

2. Step 2:

   

   In a large saucepan, in which the whole head will fit, boil water. Lay out the cabbage. Cook for 5 minutes. Then turn the head over and cook for another 5 minutes.

3. Step 3:

   

   Remove the cabbage from the pan, cool slightly so as not to get burned and carefully disassemble it into separate leaves. It is better to cut off the white rigid part of the leaf base. The upper leaves are usually removed more easily. But then, if the leaves are hard, break and hardly separate from the head, return the head to the pot and keep it in boiling water for a little longer. After that, continue to disassemble the head. 12 leaves were enough for me for such a quantity of filling.

4. Step 4:

   

   Now prepare the filling. If desired, you can add grated carrots and garlic passed through the press to it. In addition to salt and pepper, you can add your own spices to taste. Minced meat can be taken from pork or beef or mixed.

5. Step 5:

   

   Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.

6. Step 6:

   

   Boil the rice in a large amount of boiling water until half cooked. About 10 minutes. Then discard the rice on a sieve and dry it.

7. Step 7:

   

   In a bowl, combine the onion, minced meat, rice, salt and pepper.

8. Step 8:

   

   Mix everything thoroughly until smooth.

10. Step 9:

    

    Put 1 tablespoon of minced meat on the edge of each cabbage leaf and roll the sheet into an envelope. It is better to wrap from a harder edge near the stalk to a softer one. So the envelope will not unfold and will retain its shape.

11. Step 10:

    

    Form the remaining envelopes in the same way. I got 12 cabbage rolls.

12. Step 11:

    

    Set the slow cooker to the "Frying" mode for 20 minutes. Heat the vegetable oil in it and fry the cabbage rolls on both sides until golden brown.

13. Step 12:

    

    Put the finished cabbage rolls on a platter. And load a new batch into the slow cooker. If desired, you can skip the frying stage altogether and just put all the cabbage rolls in a bowl and pour the sauce. But in this case, it is better to extend the extinguishing time by 20-30 minutes.

14. Step 13:

    

    While the cabbage rolls are being fried, prepare the sauce. Instead of water, you can take milk or cream 10%, replace tomato paste with ketchup or tomato sauce. Sour cream is suitable for any fat content. If you want more gravy, you can increase the sauce ingredients by a third.

15. Step 14:

    

    Put ketchup, sour cream and salt in the water. Mix everything until smooth. There should be no lumps of sour cream left in the sauce.

16. Step 15:

    

    Put all the cabbage rolls into the bowl of the slow cooker. Pour the sauce over the top.

17. Step 16:

    

    Set the slow cooker to "Quenching" mode for 1.5 hours. The exact time depends on the brand of your slow cooker, the thickness of cabbage rolls and the stiffness of cabbage. If you have not fried cabbage rolls before, increase the stewing time by 20-30 minutes. Enjoy your meal!