How Long To Cook Rice Cabbage Rolls
Combine the tomatoes sugar and remaining tomato sauce.
How long to cook rice cabbage rolls. Cut center core out of cabbage and place core side down in boiling water. Bring to a boil. Place the pan with juices over medium heat or transfer the juices to a saucepan and place over the heat.
Arrange the cabbage rolls seam side down over sliced cabbage. Add 1 2 tbsp salt and 4 tbsp vinegar. Fill 2 3 of large soup pot with water.
While cabbage simmers heat oil in pan over med high heat and sauté onion and garlic 3 5 minutes until browned. When it resumes a full boil reduce heat to low cover and simmer for 20 minutes long enough for the rice to cook. Carefully pour the juices into a medium saucepan and place over medium heat.
Pour 1 2 cup water into the container with the cabbage cover and microwave on high full power for 10 minutes. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil carefully avoiding the toothpicks and bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour until the cabbage is tender and the sauce is bubbling. Laying down cabbage leaves on both the bottom and top keeps the rolls moist and prevents scorching.
Cooking rice and cabbage. Carefully turn cabbage over and cook covered for an additional 10 minutes. Take out the toothpicks and discard.
Place 1 cabbage in a microwave proof container with a lid with core side down. Meanwhile in a saucepan bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add 1 cup of water or enough to cover the rolls.