Kitchen appliances and utensils: volumetric pan, fork, sharp long knife, cutting board, measuring cup.
Ingredients
| Components | proportions |
| medium-sized cabbage weighing 2-3 kg | 1 PC. |
| salt | 2 pinches |
| water | 400-500 ml |
Step cooking
- First of all, we remove the upper leaves unsuitable for food. Carefully cut out the stump, and then make notches on the cabbage leaves around the resulting hole. Thus, the leaves will be easier to separate from the head.
- Half-fill a large pot with water, and then add 2 pinches of salt into it. We send the liquid to the fire and wait until it boils. Gently lower the prepared head of cabbage into boiling water. It is very important that the fetus is completely immersed in liquid.
- After boiling water again, boil the cabbage over medium heat for a rather short time. As the fruit is in a boiling liquid, the cabbage leaves will gradually begin to separate from the head. Using a fork, we pick them up and take them out of the water, after which we set aside to cool.
- We continue to warm the cabbage broth until we have completely sorted out the whole head of cabbage and there will be one stump. We don’t need a stump, so we throw it away or give it to lovers of such a treat.
- The leaves are returned back to boiling water, where we boil for just a couple of minutes. Finally we take them out of the water and cool to room temperature. I recommend not to pour the broth in which the cabbage was cooked - on its basis, you can cook an amazing delicious sauce for cabbage rolls.
Did you know? There is another quick way to prepare cabbage leaves for cabbage rolls - using a microwave. We strictly observe the first two points described above. Then put the cabbage in a microwave oven and bake there for 10 minutes at the highest power. Next, substitute the fruit under a stream of cold water from the tap and gently tear off the soft leaves one by one. When it becomes difficult to “undress” the head, we repeat the heating procedure in the oven again. As soon as all the leaves are removed and only the stump remains, then we add the cabbage leaves with a high stack, and then send them to the microwave for 5 minutes. During this time, the leaves will reach the necessary softness and will be ready for the formation of cabbage rolls.
Video recipe
In order to quickly learn the simple technique of preparing cabbage leaves for cabbage rolls, you need to carefully study the video below. On it, an experienced culinary specialist demonstrates the whole process of removing leaves and gives a huge number of useful tips that will be useful not only for beginners, but also for experienced chefs.
Many beginning cooks do not like to mess with the preparation of cabbage rolls, since only preparing cabbage leaves requires a lot of time and effort. Feel free to share in the comments how you remove cabbage leaves for cabbage rolls. Enjoy your meal!
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