Dish of minced meat with vegetables tasty, useful and economical, but their preparation sometimes spent too much time. Lazy cabbage rolls will be a great alternative to the traditional stuffed minced meat wrapped in cabbage leaves. A "superlenivye" stuffed cabbage allow to cook dinner with minimal effort and in the shortest time.

Gift lazy housewife

What is the cabbage rolls, known probably all - a dish of minced meat and rice wrapped in cabbage leaves, very popular. Several less common vegetarian cabbage rolls instead of ground beef to prepare this dish is used filling of rice and vegetables. And a variety of vegetarian and meat is very tasty, but cooking cabbage takes a lot of time. In addition, it takes a certain skill to carefully wrapped in cabbage leaves stuffing.

And what is the lazy cabbage rolls? This is the same minced meat with rice and onions, which have chapped cabbage into small pieces. That is, the ingredients for the preparation of dishes using the same, but different form of presentation because the cabbage is placed directly into the stuffing. Vegetarian stuffed cabbage lazy does not happen: no ground beef and cabbage "wrapper" vegetable stuffing will not hold the shape.

History has not preserved the name of the person who first came up with the idea to simplify the recipe stuffed cabbage. Perhaps it was lazy and inept hostess, who could not manage to make beautiful svertochki cabbage leaves stuffed with meat. Or maybe it was just a busy person who does not want to spend time on laborious cooking cabbage for the classic recipe. But most likely, the authorship of the recipe does not belong to a professional chef, and the practical home cooking, for whom the appearance of the dishes are not as important as its taste.

Indeed, apparently lazy cabbage rolls is not as attractive as usual. As for their taste, they are not inferior to taste the usual cabbage. On the contrary, many fans of this dish argue that lazy cabbage rolls are more succulent than their "nelenivyh" counterparts.

Like all the dishes of minced meat Dish of minced meat Lazy cabbage rolls - very economical dish. They help out in situations when you need to feed the whole family, and the meat in the presence of quite a bit. With the addition of rice lazy cabbage rolls very satisfying, and plenty of vegetables and makes them useful. However, low calorie meal can not boast: minced fat and gravy-based dish made of sour cream is not too suitable for those who are dieting. However, if you want the dish can be modified by replacing the pork for veal and cream sauce - on a low-fat yogurt.

Features cooking

From preparing lazy cabbage rolls fail, indeed, and the most inept cook. Raw ground meat mixed with rice, onions and chopped cabbage, from the mixture formed meatballs, which are fried in oil and then stew over low heat or in the oven for baked tomato-cream sauce. It would seem that everything is very simple, but stuffed to get a really tasty, it is necessary to know some of the secrets of their preparation.

For example, ground beef is best to use enough fat - pork or pork with beef. Mutton is not always successfully combined with cabbage, poultry is also better not to use. But a combination of pork and cabbage tested for centuries and always popular in Polish, German, Ukrainian cuisine.

The next ingredient - rice. To suit any cabbage variety. Rice should pour boiling water for five minutes, or boil until half cooked in boiling salted water. In the long cooking is not necessary: ​​stuffed cabbage stew or bake will be long enough to reach the figure had done. Rice should take about the same as meat, and - at least one third, but not more than two-thirds of the amount of meat. If the rice is too small, not enough juicy cabbage rolls are obtained, if the rice is to prevail, then stuffed may fall apart, and their taste is not enough saturated.

In the beef for the lazy cabbage rolls always added finely chopped onions - raw or passaged. You can also add grated carrots, lightly fried in butter. If you wish, you can add other minced vegetables such as tomatoes or peppers.

Cabbage - one of the most important ingredients. It can be cut into strips or squares, and you can even grind into a puree with a blender. The last option is ideal, for example, for those who do not want to advertise the presence in the dishes of vegetables and wants to give the lazy cabbage rolls for ordinary meatballs. In any case, the smaller the sliced ​​cabbage, the tastier the dish turns out.

Stuffing should be thoroughly be stirred, pepper, salt and form of a fairly large meatballs. Then, these meatballs are fried in hot oil, and then stewed in a sauce of cream and tomato paste in a deep skillet or cauldron. You can do without frying: simply add the cabbage rolls in deep pan, pour the sauce and bake for forty minutes - hours at a temperature of 180-200 degrees.

Very lazy cabbage rolls

There is also a recipe for "superlenivyh" cabbage. Efforts to prepare such dishes spent minimal not even need to form the meatballs and fry them. Minced meat simply mixed with uncooked rice, onions and chopped cabbage, then stewed in a mixture of water and tomato paste in a thick-walled skillet or the pot. When cooking the dish should be regularly stir, that it is not burnt. The result is a delicious and nourishing porridge - an excellent option for everyday lunch.

If desired, a mixture of "superlenivyh" cabbage rolls can be baked in the oven. This casserole Casseroles. The variety and economy   characterized by a delicate texture and delicious sour cream Smetana: untold riches of Russian cuisine , Tomato sauce and garlic.

Maria Bykov