Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls
Preparation Time
60 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients for 4 portions:
- 6-8 cabbage leaves
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 50 g carrot
- 1 handful of parsley
- 250 g vegetarian mince
- 250 g cooked brown lentils
- 2 tablespoons mustard
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon paprika powder
- butter for frying
- salt and pepper
For the sauce:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
- 500 ml vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 100 ml cooking cream
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- To get the cabbage leaves off easily, place the whole head of cabbage in boiling water for a few minutes.
- Pull off the cabbage leaves and then put them back into boiling water one by one for a few minutes.
- Peel and chop the onion and garlic. Peel and grate the carrot. Wash and chop the parsley.
- In a bowl, mix the onion, garlic, carrots, parsley, mince, lentils, mustard, tomato paste, paprika powder, salt and pepper (preferably with your hands).
- Place 2 tablespoons of filling in the middle of each cabbage leaf. Then roll up the cabbage leaves. First fold in the sides and then roll up. Wrap with kitchen twine.
- Heat the butter in a deep pan or roasting tin and fry the cabbage rolls on all sides until golden brown.
- Add the tomato paste and vegetable stock and simmer with the lid on for approx. 30 minutes.
- Remove the cabbage rolls from the pan. Mix the cornflour with 2 tablespoons of water and add to the sauce. Add the cooking cream and soy sauce and bring to the boil for a few minutes while stirring.
- Return the cabbage rolls to the sauce.
- You can serve the cabbage rolls with potatoes, for example.
Tammy Diderich
Dietician
After my studies in dietetics, I specialised in nutrition for athletes. I work in Sportslycée and also accompany athletes from LIHPS. In addition, I have specialised in intuitive nutrition, which helps me to guide people back to a natural and relaxed eating behaviour. My passion is cooking and developing new recipes, which I love to share with others. My motto in the kitchen is: “Healthy, Fast and Simple”.