What to add to minced meat to make cabbage rolls juicy: one simple ingredient

Traditionally, cabbage rolls are made with rice and meat, less often with mushrooms and millet. But to make them more juicy and tender, finely grated raw potatoes are added to the minced meat. Its flavor is almost invisible in the dish, but in general, cabbage rollswith potatoes are very tasty and flavorful.

The recipe for juicy cabbage rolls with potatoes was published on one of the culinary blogs on YouTube.

Ingredients:

• cabbage leaves - 1 kg
• grated potatoes - 1 kg
• minced meat - 0.5 kg
• onions - 3 pcs
• carrots - 1 pc
• tomatoes - 3-4 pcs
• sour cream - 2-3 tbsp
• vegetable oil - 100-120 ml
• salt, pepper, turmeric, spices
• parsley, dill

Method of preparation:

1. Prepare cabbage leaves. Dip the cabbage in boiling water and gradually separate all the leaves.

2. Dice the onion and grate the carrots.

3. First fry the onion until soft, then add the carrots. Stir fry until the carrots are tender.

4. Grate the potatoes and one onion. Drain the grated potatoes from excess liquid.

5. Mix the potatoes with the roast, adding the minced meat, dill, parsley, turmeric, salt and pepper. Mix well.

6. Form cabbage rolls with the filling. Put in a saucepan, cover with water and put on the stove to boil.

7. Grate the tomatoes for the filling. Put on a preheated frying pan with vegetable oil.

8. After a while, add sour cream. Stir well.

9. Add the garlic. Cook for a few minutes.

10. When the cabbage rolls have boiled, pour the filling over them. Cook over low heat for about 1.5 hours.