Vegetarian cabbage rolls

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 250 g brown rice
• 500 ml water
• salt and pepper
• 1 head of white cabbage (approx. 1 kg)
• Caraway seeds
• oil
• 2 m.-sized onion(s)
• 300 g mixed vegetables (e.g. carrots, zucchini, bell pepper(s))
• Thyme
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 eggs
• 15 g Parmesan, grated
• 3 tbsp flour
• 500 g tomatoes, pureed
• 1 vegetable stock cube
• basil
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 125 ml cream

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 2 hours

Bring the rice to a boil with the water and 1 teaspoon of salt, then simmer over low heat. Wash the cabbage, remove the outer leaves, and cut out the stalk. Place it whole in a large pot, cover with water, add salt and caraway seeds, and cook the cabbage until soft. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a pan and fry a chopped onion until golden brown. Finely slice or grate the vegetables, add them, and fry. Season with salt, pepper, thyme, and garlic. Add the cooked rice to the vegetables and mix well, then let cool. Beat 3 eggs into the cooled rice and vegetable mixture, stir in the Parmesan cheese and flour, and season to taste. Remove the cooked cabbage from the water and drain. Let cool slightly and carefully remove the leaves. Spread the filling among the individual cabbage leaves and roll the leaves up into roulades. Arrange in a suitable dish (e.g., a Roman pot with a lid or a roasting pan). Season each layer with salt and pepper. For the tomato sauce, chop the second onion and roast it in 2 tablespoons of oil until golden brown. Deglaze with the passata. Add the garlic, stock cube, salt, pepper, basil, and sugar, bring to a boil, and season to taste. Pour the sauce over the roulades. Finally, pour over the cream. Replace the lid. Cook the cabbage rolls in the oven at 180°C for about 1 hour. Boiled potatoes go well as a side dish. The entire dish has an energy value of approximately 2260 kcal, or 283 kcal (12 g fat) per serving for 8 servings, or 377 kcal (17 g fat) per serving for 6 servings.