What to put on the bottom of a saucepan to make cabbage rolls tastier: a life hack from chefs

23.02.2023 08:53

Cooking cabbage rolls is often accompanied by small culinary failures.

So, a fairly common occurrence is when food sticks to the bottom of the pan.

The taste of such a dish is unlikely to be satisfactory.

Therefore, any cook should do everything possible to avoid trouble.

To prevent the cabbage rolls from burning, it is advisable to choose a saucepan with a thick bottom. In addition, it is worth using more tomato-sour cream sauce.

cabbage rolls
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But what if you don’t have the perfect cookware, and an abundance of liquid doesn’t always help save the dish?

In such a situation, you need to resort to one little trick that many professional chefs know about.

How Chefs Do It

Professionals try to create a “cushion” at the bottom of the pan to protect the cabbage rolls from burning.

This protective layer can consist of vegetables: cabbage, carrots, and so on.

But that's not all. Many cooks put a lid from another (much smaller in diameter) dish on the bottom of the pan.

A cabbage leaf is placed on the lid, with the handle facing up. And then the cabbage rolls are laid out.

With such protection, the dish will definitely not burn and will turn out as appetizing as possible.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief