How to cook frozen cabbage rolls

Often housewives use frozen semi-finished products. And to definitely know how to cook frozen cabbage rolls, it is recommended to use this step-by-step recipe.

Cabbage rolls can be purchased at the supermarket. However, making them by hand, although it is quite a labor-intensive process, will definitely be tastier. Which option to choose, homemade or store-bought, is a matter of taste, but having some frozen cabbage rolls in the freezer will undoubtedly make the housewife's life easier later on.

Yield: 4 servings (2 pieces each).

Preparation time: 40 minutes.

Ingredients

• frozen cabbage rolls – 8 pcs;
• medium-sized carrot – 1 pc;
• medium white onion – 1 pc;
• red tomatoes – 3-4 pcs;
• odorless vegetable oil – 30 ml;
• salt – to taste.

Preparation

1. Prepare the ingredients. Cabbage rolls do not need to be thawed before cooking – take them directly from the freezer. Instead of fresh tomatoes, you can use tomato paste in the amount of 1.5-2 tablespoons, diluted with 300 milliliters of water.

2. First, you need to prepare the sauce in which the frozen semi-finished products will be stewed. For this, grate the carrot coarsely.

3. Chop the onion into medium cubes.

4. Cut off the stem and hard parts around it from the tomatoes. Cut the fruits into several pieces and blend them into tomato juice.

5. Heat the oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion until it changes color slightly.

6. Add the carrot to it. Sauté everything together for about 3-4 minutes.

7. Next, pour in the tomato juice, add salt to taste. You can also add 1 teaspoon of sugar (level) to balance the acidity. Boil the sauce for 2 minutes.

8. Spread the first layer of vegetable sauce on the bottom of a thick-walled pot or Dutch oven (so that it completely covers the entire surface).

9. Lay out half of the specified amount of cabbage rolls.

10. Cover them with another layer of vegetables.

11. Again, arrange the cabbage rolls.

12. Put the remaining sauce on top. In height, it should reach almost the very top of the preparations. During the stewing process, the frozen cabbage rolls will release moisture, so they will add about 2 centimeters of liquid to the sauce. If the pot is too wide and there is not enough sauce, you can add ready broth or regular water, just salt it a little. 13. Stew the cabbage rolls under a lid for 30-35 minutes. After boiling, lower the heat slightly below medium (the sauce should simmer gently all the time). Now, knowing how to cook frozen cabbage rolls, you can quickly prepare a delicious and very nutritious lunch for the whole family without wasting extra effort. The dish is served hot with sour cream or

13. Тушить голубцы под крышкой 30-35 минут. После закипания огонь сделать немного ниже среднего (подлива должна все время слабо кипеть).

Теперь, зная, как приготовить замороженные голубцы, можно быстро, не тратя лишних сил, подготовить вкуснейший и очень питательный обед для всей семьи. Блюдо подается в горячем виде со сметаной или homemade mayonnaise. The cabbage leaves turn out so tender that they literally dissolve in the mouth, and the filling inside becomes maximally juicy, soaked in the vegetable sauce.