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Lenivye golubtsy
Lazy cabbage roll patties
Lenivye golubtsy (Ленивые голубцы): 'lazy' cabbage roll patties braised in tomato and sour cream
RussianRolling proper golubtsy takes an afternoon, so Soviet working mothers invented the lazy version: shred the cabbage, mix it straight into the mince and rice, shape oval patties and braise them in a tomato and sour-cream sauce. It became a staple of factory canteens in Leningrad and Kyiv and is now a weeknight dinner across Russia, served with mashed potato or just bread. The patties taste exactly like stuffed cabbage, only softer. The mince is beef and pork. The common mistake is using raw rice, which stays hard inside the patties; it must be part-cooked first. Chef's tip: squeeze the blanched cabbage hard in a cloth, or the patties will be too wet to hold their shape.
- Total time
- 70 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the patties
- 14 oz white cabbagefinely shredded
- 2 ⅞ oz round-grain rice
- 1 ⅛ lb minced pork and beef
- 1 oniongrated
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 3 tbsp plain flourfor dusting
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
For the sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 7 oz sour cream
- 1 ¼ cups hot water
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp dillchopped
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Boil 2 ⅞ oz round-grain rice in plenty of water for 10 minutes until half-cooked, then drain. Pour boiling water over 14 oz white cabbage, leave 3 minutes, drain, cool and squeeze out as much water as you can.
10 minStep 2: Mix 1 ⅛ lb minced pork and beef, cabbage, rice, 1 onion, 1 egg, 1 ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper well with your hands. Shape 12 oval patties with wet hands and dust them in 3 tbsp plain flour.
5 minStep 3: Heat 3 tbsp sunflower oil in a deep frying pan over a medium-high heat and brown the patties for 3 minutes a side until golden. They will finish cooking in the sauce.
8 minStep 4: Whisk 2 tbsp tomato purée, 7 oz sour cream, 1 ¼ cups hot water and ½ tsp salt and pour over the patties. Tuck in 1 bay leaf.
2 minStep 5: Cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes, until the sauce is thick and pink and the patties reach 160°F in the middle. Scatter with 2 tbsp dill and serve.
30 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 470 kcal
- Protein
- 25 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 26 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does lenivye golubtsy take?
- About 70 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of white cabbage?
- Savoy or spring greens, same weight.
- What can I use instead of round-grain rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
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