If it is not possible to cook the cabbage rolls on the stove, bake in the oven, or simply do not have time, then you can use the microwave.
In her dish is prepared simply, quickly, you can use any sauces and gravies, save time and effort. All this is done much easier than it may seem at first glance.
Cabbage rolls in the microwave - general principles of cooking
All cabbage rolls can be divided into classic and lazy. In the first embodiment, the meat filling is wrapped in cabbage leaves. They can also be prepared in a simplified way in the microwave, a detailed recipe is just below. For lazy cabbage, all the ingredients are mixed, balls are formed or oblong products in the form of cutlets. Regardless of the selected recipe, cabbage rolls should be placed in dishes designed for cooking in the microwave. Next, add the sauce.
What can I do for stuffed cabbage rolls?
• sour cream;
• tomato juice, pasta, twisted tomatoes;
• a mixture of tomato and sour cream;
• cream.
Additionally, garlic, flour, various spices, mushrooms, cheese, herbs, depending on the recipe. In contrast to the classic version of cabbage, here gravy is added a little. It is possible to extinguish the rolled cabbage rolls under the lid without the sauce at all, but they will not be so tasty and juicy. Cooking time in a microwave oven ranges from 15 to 20 minutes, the maximum power is set. If necessary, the vessel can be obtained in the process, turn the cabbage rolls to the second side, so that they are evenly soaked with gravy.
Cabbage rolls in the microwave in sour cream
A simple recipe for cabbage in the microwave. Cabbage for them is also prepared in a simplified way.
Ingredients
• 500 grams of minced meat;
• 120 grams of dry rice;
• 1 head of cabbage;
• 1 onion;
• a spoonful of flour;
• 5 tablespoons sour cream;
• a couple of cloves of garlic;
• spices, laurel.
Cooking 1. Take a head of cabbage. We remove the upper unfit sheets, with a sharp knife cut a stalk. Put in the microwave, warm up for 5 minutes. Take out, remove the soft leaves. Next, head out again removed into the oven. We warm up for a couple of minutes, and so on, until we remove all the large leaves. Large vein carefully cut out with a knife.
2. Boil dry rice. We remove the water.
3. Chop a garlic clove, chop the onion. Mix with minced meat, pepper and salt.
4. The remaining clove of sour cream is combined with sour cream, pepper, we grind, add 3-4 tablespoons of water. Stir the sauce.
5. In the prepared leaflets we wrap the stuffing. We form cabbage rolls.
6. Lubricate the form for cooking in the microwave. We spread a layer of stuffed cabbage, pour sour cream. If there are still stuffed cabbage leaves, then put on top, also pour sauce.
7. Cover, put in the oven. Cook at maximum power for 14 minutes. We take out, turn the cabbage rolls over to the other side, cook another 5-7 minutes.
Cabbage rolls in the microwave in tomato-sour cream sauce
The recipe is very delicate cabbage rolls in creamy tomato sauce. Pasta is used here, but you can also get mashed tomatoes.
Ingredients
• 500 grams of minced meat;
• 1 tbsp. boiled rice;
• onion;
• a couple of cloves of garlic;
• cabbage leaves;
• 150 g sour cream;
• 50 g of pasta;
• 15 g of oil;
• 80 ml of water.
Cooking
1. Combine boiled rice with chopped onion and any minced meat, add salt, pepper and mix thoroughly.
2. Cook cabbage leaves in a microwave or boil in boiling water in the usual way. Arrange the stuffing, roll envelope cabbage.
3. Grind the garlic, add a paste or a couple of grated tomatoes, add sour cream. Stir thoroughly, add some water. If grated tomatoes are used, you can not dilute the sauce with water. Pour salt.
4. Grate the form for a microwave oven with a piece of butter, arrange the cabbage rolls, pour the sauce.
5. Cover with a special lid, put in the oven.
6. Cook 17 minutes at the highest power. Check readiness. If necessary, you can add extra time.
Lazy cabbage rolls in the microwave (recipe without rice)
This recipe for cabbage rolls in the microwave is different in that it does not need to boil rice or cook cabbage leaves. The dish is very simple, quick.
Ingredients
• 350 g minced meat;
• 350 g cabbage;
• 1 egg;
• onion head;
• 200 ml sour cream;
• 1 tomato;
• garlic, seasonings.
Cooking
1. We chop white cabbage with small straws, rub it with our hands to remove excess volume, make the vegetable easier to use.
2. Chop the onion, pour to the cabbage, add the egg and put the minced meat. Thoroughly stir the base for the cabbage rolls, salt.
3. To form cabbage rolls in the form of round or oblong cutlets. There is no need to panic them. Immediately lay out the form for a microwave.
4. Cut the tomato in half. Rub the flesh, throw away the skin. Mix the tomato with sour cream, season with garlic and spices, mix thoroughly.
5. Pour the stuffed cabbage with the cooked sauce, cover.
6. Put in a microwave. Cooking from 14 to 18 minutes, depending on the size of the products, as well as varieties of cabbage.
Cabbage rolls in the microwave in a creamy sauce with mushrooms
The recipe for chic cabbage rolls with mushrooms, which are easy to prepare in the microwave. Best of all small champignons are suitable for this dish.
Ingredients
• 700 g of cabbage;
• 300 ml of cream;
• 2 tbsp. l flour;
• 250 g of champignons;
• 25 g cl. oils;
• 50 grams of cheese;
• hot pepper, salt, garlic.
Cooking
1. Prepare cabbage rolls according to any of the recipes or get a semi-finished product from the freezer. In the second case, it is not necessary to thaw.
2. Rinse the champignons, dry, cut into two parts. Sprinkle with flour, mix.
3. Heat oil in a skillet, add mushrooms, fry for a minute on high heat.
4. Put in the form of cabbage rolls, between them lay out fried mushrooms.
5. Add pepper to cream, squeeze out a little garlic, add salt. Stir well. Grate finely cheese, add to sauce.
6. Pour the cabbage rolls with mushrooms prepared sauce, level the layer.
7. Put in the microwave. If the stuffed cabbage is fresh, then 17 minutes is enough. If the semi-finished products were frozen, then we increase the time by 2-3 minutes.
Dietary cabbage rolls in the microwave (with chicken)
For these cabbage rolls chicken fillet is used, but you can use turkey meat without skin.
Ingredients
• 500 g chicken fillet;
• 10 cabbage leaves;
• 2 carrots;
• 2 onions;
• 600 ml of tomato juice;
• spices, oil.
Cooking
1. Cut the onion into cubes, rub the carrot, mix everything immediately. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil, stir.
2. Put the vegetables in a bowl for the microwave oven, in which we will cook the cabbage rolls. We put in the oven, cook at maximum power for 6 minutes.
3. Put the half of the vegetables in a bowl, distribute the rest on the bottom of the pot evenly.
4. Chop the chicken fillet into small pieces or twist it, interrupt the combine. Add previously prepared vegetables, salt, add a little pepper, you can add chopped greens to these cabbage rolls.
5. Wrap the diet stuffing in pre-prepared cabbage leaves. Laying on top of the vegetable layer.
6. Fill with salted tomato juice. If you need to get a thicker gravy, you can dissolve a teaspoon of flour.
7. We send cabbage rolls into the microwave, cook for fifteen minutes. If necessary, we increase the time.
Lenten stuffed cabbage in the microwave
Recipe for cabbage rolls in the microwave, which will be appreciated by vegetarians. Dish uncomplicated, but tasty and satisfying.
Ingredients
• 150 grams of rice;
• 300 g of mushrooms;
• 120 g carrots;
• cabbage leaves;
• onion;
• 200 g of mushrooms;
• 500 grams of tomatoes;
• 30 ml of soy sauce;
• greens, garlic.
Cooking
1. Wash dried rice, sort it, boil it, pour it into a colander, let it cool.
2. Cut the onion, put in a frying pan, fry in a spoonful of butter, add grated carrots.
3. A minute later, we throw sliced mushrooms to the vegetables, bring them to semi-ready, season with spices, herbs, cool.
4. Add to rice mushrooms with vegetables, stir. We put on cabbage leaves, fold neatly envelopes.
5. Tomatoes are rubbed with tomatoes, mixed with soy sauce, we throw garlic and greens, we pour cabbage rolls. We clean in the microwave. Lean cabbage rolls need 12-15 minutes to reach readiness. We look at the cabbage leaves. Once they are soft, you can remove the dish from the microwave.
Lazy cabbage rolls in the microwave with cheese
Another recipe for simple, but very juicy and delicious cabbage rolls. You need to choose a cheese that melts well.
Ingredients
• 300 g minced meat;
• 130 g of boiled rice;
• 250 g cabbage;
• 1 egg;
• Spices;
• 1 onion;
• 2 tablespoons sour cream;
• 2 large tomatoes;
• 120 grams of cheese.
Cooking
1. Chopped and crumpled cabbage mixed with chopped onion, add rice and minced meat, seasonings, form round balls. Fold the stuffed cabbage in the smeared form.
2. To remove the skin from tomatoes. Cut into pieces, scatter in shape between the cabbage rolls.
3. Grate cheese, combine with sour cream (or take mayonnaise). Spread the mass evenly over the stuffed cabbage.
4. Put for 15 minutes in the microwave.
Cabbage rolls in the microwave - tips and tricks
• If the stuffing is caught without fat, you can add a little softened butter or put a piece inside the filling when forming the stuffed cabbage.
• In the microwave oven you can cook not only classic cabbage rolls in cabbage leaves, but also dolma. In this case, the mince twists into delicate grape leaves.
• Not only boiled rice can be put into stuffing for stuffed cabbage, but buckwheat, pearl barley, and the dish will play with new flavors.
