Source: Uuganbayar, AdobeStockEvery hostess has her own secrets for making stuffed cabbage rolls, but one of the most tried and true methods is baking them in the oven. It's quick, convenient, and you don't need to find a pot of the right size if you've made too many cabbage rolls. We're sharing 12 delicious recipes!
1. Cabbage Rolls with Tomato Sauce in the Oven
Source: vitablog.ruThe simplest and most basic recipe, suitable for any ground meat.
You will need: 600 g ground meat, 1/2 cup rice, 200 g onion, 1 cabbage, 200 g tomato sauce, spices.
Preparation: Core the cabbage, place the whole head in water, bring to a boil, and simmer until tender over low heat. Gradually remove cooked leaves with a fork and set aside. Cook the rice until done. Mince and sauté the onion until golden. Mix all this with the ground meat and season.
Wrap the filling in the cabbage leaves. Arrange the remaining leaves in a baking dish, place the cabbage rolls on top, pour tomato sauce over everything, and add 2 cups of water. Cover the dish with foil and bake the cabbage rolls in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Then remove the foil and bake for another 15-20 minutes.
2. Cabbage Rolls in Tomato-Sour Cream Sauce in the Oven
Source: vostorg.buzzA classic tomato-sour cream sauce that always perfectly complements cabbage rolls.
You will need: 1 cabbage, 500 g ground meat, 100 g rice, 1 onion, spices, 300 ml sour cream, 400 ml tomato puree or canned tomatoes.
Preparation: Remove the core from the cabbage and parboil the whole head for 6-8 minutes in boiling water. Separate it into leaves and parboil them separately for another 4-5 minutes. Cook the rice, sauté the onion, and mix them with the ground meat and spices. Wrap the filling in the cabbage leaves, and arrange the remaining leaves on the bottom of a baking dish, then add the cabbage rolls on top.
Separately, bring the tomato puree to a boil, add sour cream and spices, mix, and pour over the cabbage rolls. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius, then remove the foil and bake for another 5-7 minutes at 220 degrees Celsius.
3. Savoy Cabbage Rolls in the Oven
Source: dzen.ruA more refined version of a simple family dish.
You will need: 12 Savoy cabbage leaves, 500 g ground meat, 150 g cooked rice, 40 g tomato sauce, 4 cloves garlic, 160 g onion, 80 g carrots, 60 g celery, 800 g tomatoes, 75 g cheddar, spices and Italian herbs.
Preparation: Finely chop the carrots, celery, half of the onion, and half of the garlic. Sauté them until tender, season, add the ground meat, and cook for another 5-7 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, rice, and mix. Heat the filling for the cabbage rolls for a few more minutes, remove from heat, and let cool.
Mince the remaining onion and garlic, sauté briefly, and add peeled, chopped tomatoes. Cook everything together for 10 minutes over medium heat, add Italian herbs and spices, mix, and remove the sauce from heat.
Parboil the Savoy cabbage leaves for 2-3 minutes in boiling water, pat dry, and wrap the filling in each leaf. Place half of the sauce on the bottom of an ovenproof dish, then the cabbage rolls, and then the remaining sauce. Sprinkle everything with grated cheddar and bake for 30 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
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4. Napa Cabbage Rolls in the Oven
Source: bye-bye-calories.ruNapa cabbage is much more delicate than regular cabbage, so it needs to be handled gently.
You will need: 800 g ground meat, 1 kg Napa cabbage, 1 egg, 1 carrot, 2 onions, 1 tbsp sour cream and tomato paste each, 200 ml water, 200 g rice, spices.
Preparation: Cook the rice until half-done and mix it with the ground meat, egg, spices, and one minced onion. Separate the Napa cabbage into leaves, trim the thick white veins, and wrap the filling. Arrange the cabbage rolls in a baking dish.
Grate the carrot, mince the second onion, and sauté them together until tender. Add the tomato paste, sour cream, spices, and water. Bring the sauce to a boil, pour it over the cabbage rolls, and cover with foil. Bake them for 40-45 minutes in the oven at 180-200 degrees Celsius.
5. Cabbage Rolls with Vegetable Gravy in the Oven
Source: dzen.ruIf you wish, add celery or other vegetables to the gravy to taste.
You will need: 600-700 g ground meat, 1 bunch of herbs, 1 cabbage, 1/3 cup rice, 2 onions, 600 g canned tomatoes, 1 carrot, 1 bell pepper, spices and aromatic herbs.
Preparation: Finely chop one onion, carrot, and bell pepper, and sauté them together until tender for about 10 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, simmer the gravy for another 5 minutes, and season.
Cook the rice until half-done, finely chop and sauté the second onion. Mix all this with the ground meat, spices, and chopped herbs. Parboil the cabbage in boiling water for 7-8 minutes, drain, separate into leaves, and wrap the filling in them. Place half of the gravy in the dish, then the cabbage rolls, and then the remaining vegetables. Cover with foil and bake the cabbage rolls for 1 hour in the oven at 190 degrees Celsius.
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6. Chicken Cabbage Rolls in the Oven
Source: cookeveryday.ruA light and diet-friendly version of cabbage rolls with chicken breast filling.
You will need: 1 cabbage, 150 g cooked rice, 2 onions, 2 carrots, 200 ml tomato puree, 600 g chicken fillet, 200 ml chicken broth or water, 200 g sour cream, 2 cloves garlic.
Preparation: Pass the chicken fillet, one onion, and half of the carrots through a meat grinder. Add rice, a spoonful of tomato puree, spices, and mix the filling. Parboil the cabbage for 7-8 minutes in boiling water, drain, and separate into leaves. Wrap the filling in the cabbage leaves.
Mince the remaining vegetables, sauté them until tender, and add tomato puree with broth. Simmer everything together for 5-7 minutes, add sour cream, garlic, and spices. Arrange cabbage leaves in a dish, then the cabbage rolls on top. Pour sauce over, cover with foil, and bake in the oven for 40 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius.
7. Lenten Cabbage Rolls with Potatoes in the Oven
Source: photorecept.ruWhen baked in the oven, these cabbage rolls don't fall apart, and all the filling stays inside.
You will need: 500 g cabbage, 60 g carrots, 60 g onions, 400 g potatoes, 50 g tomato paste, 300 ml water, spices.
Preparation: Separate the cabbage into leaves and parboil them until tender. Cook the potatoes until done and mash into a puree. Mince the onion and carrots, sauté them, and season. Add one-third of this sautéed mixture to the potato puree.
To the remaining sautéed mixture, add tomato paste and water, bring to a boil, and remove from heat. Wrap the potato filling in the cabbage. Arrange the remaining cabbage leaves in a dish, and then the cabbage rolls on top. Pour sauce over and bake the cabbage rolls in the oven for 30-35 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
8. Cabbage Rolls with Sour Cream in the Oven
Source: zdorovogotovim.ruBefore serving, we recommend sprinkling the finished cabbage rolls with chopped herbs.
You will need: 400 g ground meat, 100 g rice, 2 onions, 1 cabbage, 300 g sour cream, spices.
Preparation: Cook the rice, mince one onion, and mix with the ground meat and spices. Parboil the cabbage leaves and wrap the filling in them. Arrange the cabbage rolls in a baking dish.
Thinly slice and sauté the second onion until golden, pour sour cream over it, and bring to a boil. Pour the resulting sauce over the cabbage rolls, cover with foil, and bake for 45-55 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius. Remove the foil after half an hour.
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9. Lazy Cabbage Rolls in the Oven
Source: rutube.ruAn easy and quick recipe for when you don't want to wrap cabbage rolls.
You will need: 700 ml tomato juice, 75 g carrots, 75 g onions, 1/2 cup rice, 200 g cabbage, 500 g ground meat, salt, sugar, spices.
Preparation: Cook the rice. Mince the onion, grate the carrot, and sauté them until golden. Thinly shred the cabbage and gently mash it with your hands. Mix all this with the ground meat, season to taste, form into patties, and arrange them in a dish. Add sugar, salt, and spices to the tomato juice, pour it over the lazy cabbage rolls, and cover with foil. Bake them in the oven for 50 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.
10. Cabbage Rolls with Rice and Mushrooms in the Oven
Source: postila.ruFor extra aroma, you can add a little more dried mushrooms.
You will need: 1 cabbage, 200 g sour cream, 100 g rice, 1 leek, 200 g mushrooms, 1/2 bunch of herbs, 2 cloves garlic, 1 carrot, 1 bell pepper, 1 celery stalk, spices.
Preparation: Cook the rice until done. Parboil the cabbage leaves in boiling water until tender and let them cool. Finely chop the vegetables and mushrooms, sauté them until tender together or separately. Mince the garlic and herbs, mix with rice, vegetables, and mushrooms. Wrap the filling in the cabbage leaves and arrange in a dish. Pour sour cream over the cabbage rolls and bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
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11. Cabbage Rolls with Béchamel Sauce in the Oven
Source: pinterest.comBesides the sauce, there's also a very unusual vegetable filling here.
You will need: 1 cabbage, 200 g zucchini, 200 g potatoes, 100 g carrots, 120 g tomatoes, 100 g mushrooms, 300 g chicken or turkey fillet, 55 g butter, 30 ml vegetable oil, 100 g hard cheese, 360 ml milk, 2 tsp Provence herbs, 25 g flour, 2 pinches nutmeg, spices.
Preparation: Boil milk with Provence herbs, simmer for 2 minutes, let cool, and strain. Sauté the flour in 25 g butter until golden and, stirring constantly, pour in the milk. Simmer the sauce for 3-4 minutes, continuing to stir. Add nutmeg and strain the sauce through a sieve if there are lumps.
Parboil the cabbage leaves in boiling water until tender. Finely chop all vegetables and simmer them for 10 minutes in a mixture of the two oils, stirring. Add the chopped mushrooms and fry until the moisture evaporates. Add the finely chopped fillet, a couple of spoonfuls of sauce, and simmer everything for a few more minutes.
Wrap the filling in the cabbage leaves and arrange the cabbage rolls in a sauce-greased dish. Pour the remaining sauce over and sprinkle with grated cheese. Cover with foil and bake the cabbage rolls in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Remove the foil and bake for another 15 minutes.
12. Cabbage Rolls with Bulgur in the Oven
Source: zdorovogotovim.ruIf desired, you can use any other grain following the same principle.
You will need: 600 g ground meat, 1/2 cup bulgur, 2 onions, 1 carrot, 1 cabbage, 100 g tomato paste, spices.
Preparation: Cook the bulgur until done, finely chop one onion, mix everything with the ground meat, and season. Parboil the cabbage for 7-8 minutes in boiling water, drain, and separate into leaves. If necessary, parboil the leaves a little more. Wrap the filling in the cabbage, and arrange the remaining cabbage leaves in a dish, then add the cabbage rolls on top.
Finely chop the carrot and onion, sauté until golden, add tomato paste and a cup of water. Bring the gravy to a boil, pour it over the cabbage rolls, and cover with foil. Bake them for about 45-50 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.