Cabbage rolls are a dish known to many, but not everyone knows how to properly cook cabbage rolls with meat so that they turn out delicious.
The filling is made not only from minced meat, but also from rice and spices, which are added to taste.
However, not all housewives stop at just these products: carrots and onions are added to the stuffing for stuffed cabbage rolls. Some even add fresh tomatoes.
Additional ingredients will make the cabbage rolls even more aromatic and juicy, and the filling – richer.
Minced meat
Usually, ground beef and ground pork are used for mince, but you can use one type of meat. It is better to prepare mince meat yourself, as it will be much tastier than ready-made store-bought.
Rice for filling
Many housewives ask themselves: how to properly prepare rice for the filling?
Rice is known to be one of the main ingredients of the filling. Should it be boiled or steamed or can it be used raw?
First of all, you need to know that the rice for cabbage rolls should be boiled until half-ready or until done. Of course, you can steam the rice with boiling water, cover it with a lid and let it sit.
You can also use raw cereals, but most often the rice is boiled until half-cooked and combined with minced meat.
During the cooking process, rice increases in volume and it is easy to miscalculate by adding too much rice to the minced meat.
