How to make sweet tomato sauce stuffed cabbage rolls, easy to eat with rice

How to prepare Cabbage rolls with tomato sauce

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  Prepare the ingredients

  Buy cabbage, separate each leaf, then wash thoroughly with diluted salt water, and rinse with clean water and let it drain.

  Peel and wash the shallots and garlic to remove any dirt, then chop finely. Wash the tomatoes, remove the stems, and chop finely.

  Remove the yellowing leaves from the chives, cut off about 1 finger joint of the root. Then wash thoroughly and let it drain.

  Put the minced pork into a bowl and season with 1 spoon of seasoning powder, 1 spoon of salt, and 1 spoon of ground pepper, then mix well and let it marinate for about 15 minutes to absorb the flavors.

  Tip: You can put the tomatoes into a blender and blend for about 2 minutes at medium speed to save time.

  

  

  

  
• 2

  Boil cabbage and chives

  Prepare a large pot of water and add 1 teaspoon of salt so that the vegetables will be greener when boiled.

  When the water is boiling, add the chive leaves to blanch first, leave them for about 30 seconds, then take them out. After that, add the cabbage and blanch for about 1 minute. When you see the top of the cabbage starting to wilt, you can remove it and let it drain.

  After boiling, cut off the hard part in the middle of the cabbage to make it easier to roll; for large cabbage leaves, you can cut them in half.

  

  

  
• 3

  Roll the cabbage

  Add the seasoned ground pork in the middle of the leaf and start rolling.

  When rolling, gently fold the edges on both sides in so that the meat does not fall out during cooking. After rolling, use the chive leaves to tie them up.

  Do the same for the remaining cabbage rolls until all ingredients are used up.

  Tip: When rolling the cabbage leaves, you should place the outer side of the leaf down to make it easier to roll.

  

  

  

  
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  Make tomato sauce

  Prepare a pot with 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, when the oil is hot, add the minced shallots and garlic and stir well.

  When a fragrant aroma arises, add the tomatoes, season with 2 teaspoons of seasoning, 2 teaspoons of salt, and 1 tablespoon of sugar.

  Then stir well and let the tomato sauce cook on the stove for about 15 minutes over medium heat. At this step, you can add 1/2 cup of water (rice bowl) to the sauce to prevent it from being too thick.

  Season the tomato sauce again to suit your family’s taste.

  

  

  

  
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  Cooking cabbage rolls with tomato sauce

  Then add the cabbage rolls filled with meat into the pot, arranging them carefully to avoid stirring too much as it may tear the cabbage.

  Cover and let it cook on the stove for about 15 minutes for the cabbage rolls to absorb the seasoning. Turn off the heat.

  Finally, arrange the finished dish on a plate and drizzle the tomato sauce on top and enjoy.

  

  
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  Finished product

  Cabbage rolls with tomato sauce have a natural sweetness, with the outside of the cabbage being crunchy, while the meat inside is rich and juicy, blending with the sweet and sour tomato sauce, soft and tender.