Lazy cabbage rolls have been around in our family for many years. I remember eating it as a child. The idea of this recipe came from my mother. She was a very busy lady, raising five of us, while living in the country.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Cabbage Head
- 1/2 lb beef or boneless chicken
- 1 medium Onion
- 2 large Carrot
- 3 medium Tomatos
- 1/2 cup Rice
- 4 tbsp Olive oil
- 1/4 cup Ketchup
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut meat into small cubes. Shred the carrots and cabbage into thin slices. Cut tomatoes and onion into small size cubes.
- In a deep frying pan, preheat olive oil and add meat until each side is golden brown. Add onions; and when onions are cooked through, add carrots and tomatoes. Sautee for about 10 minutes.
- To the cooking ingredients, add cabbage and ketchup, and add salt & pepper to taste. Cook for 5 min. Add rice and stir to combine.
- Reduce temperature to a low. Cover with a lid and cook the cabbage for about 40 minutes. Stir every 10 minutes. If, while cooking, rice happens to absorb all juices from the cabbage, you may need to add a bit of water. Taste, to make sure that rice is completely cooked.
hi Natalya, quick question: you fry everything for 40 minutes? with no water or anything?
As mentioned in the last step, you may need to add a little bit of water as the dish cooks. As you continue stirring every 10 minutes, you can see if it would need any water.
thanks:)
Made if for dinner tonight. I didn't have tomatoes so I substituted canned petite dicied tomatoes. And I added some other spices. (parsley, dill & garlic). Yummy will make it again.
Hey! Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoy it. This is my go to dish when ever I am busy. 🙂
Can you use ground meat (pork or chicken)?
I haven't tried using ground meat but if you cook it on a skillet prior to adding cabbage, I beleive it would work.
hi do you cook your rice first? or you add it raw to cabbage?
I add rice raw to the cabbage.