Cutlets are a familiar and tasty dish that is very difficult to refuse during fasting. People who care about their health can replace meat with vegetables. Cabbage cutlets are nutritious, mouth-watering and healthy. Now we will analyze the simplest ways to cook cabbage cutlets.
Lean Cabbage Cutlet Recipe
We will need the following ingredients:
- head of cabbage;
- semolina;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- greens.
Cooking process
In this cooking method, only two main products are involved - cabbage and semolina. Since these are the main ingredients, you can add your favorite foods to your taste. A good addition would be garlic, onions, carrots and tomatoes. Cutlets in which mushrooms are added have a special taste.
According to this recipe, you can cook a dish without eggs, without fear that the cutlets will fall apart and lose their beautiful shape:
- It is necessary to chop the cabbage. This can be done using an ordinary grater, but in the age of modern gadgets it is easy to grind it with a combine. If it is not at hand, you can use a meat grinder. Finely chop the cabbage. The smaller you chop the cabbage, the more juice it will release. It is better not to chop the vegetable with a knife, but to grate or grind through the combine. Moreover, it is difficult to form cutlets from cabbage chopped with a knife.
- Add semolina to the cabbage, then you need to salt and pepper to taste. After this, mix the resulting mass. It is necessary to let the cabbage stand for a while, so that it releases the juice and the semolina swells. The result is minced cabbage, which can be given any shape.
- We make cutlets of the chosen shape and size from this stuffing. You can roll them in breadcrumbs, but, according to many chefs, semolina is enough for this filling, so crackers are not necessary. Heat the pan and add vegetable oil, fry the patties. Do not forget that the cabbage is fried quickly, so do not miss the moment when you need to turn the patties. 2-3 minutes on each side will be enough for a golden crust.
- Put fried cabbage cutlets in a pan, add your favorite sauce and herbs to them and simmer for 5-10 minutes. You can fry onions, carrots, tomatoes and use them as a sauce.
Cabbage cutlets are juicy, tasty, mouth-watering and healthy. This dish is suitable for any kind of side dish.
Cabbage cutlets. The easiest way
This method of cooking lean cabbage cutlets is the fastest and easiest. The necessary ingredients are in every kitchen. To prepare delicious lean cabbage cutlets in the oven, you need the following ingredients:
- head of cabbage - 0.5 kg;
- milk - 200 ml;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- flour - 50 g;
- butter - 60 g.
How to Cook Lean Cabbage Cutlets in the Oven
- Wash the cabbage and remove the top leaves from it. Put the cabbage leaves in hot water, pre-salt. You need to wait 10-15 minutes. This time should be enough for the leaves to become soft. Drain and place them on a plate so that they have time to cool.
- Then you need to finely chop the cabbage leaves. Cutting with a knife will take too much time, so it is better to take a food processor or an ordinary meat grinder, which, most likely, every housewife has. This method of chopping cabbage will simplify further work.
- The resulting minced meat is ideal for lean cutlets from cabbage. To fry cutlets, you need to heat the pan on the stove, put a piece of butter, wait until the butter has completely melted, add milk, semolina and cabbage. Then cover the pan with a lid. Simmer for 5-7 minutes, not forgetting to stir.
- The resulting stuffing should be cooled. When the minced cabbage has cooled, add one egg, flour, pepper and salt to your taste. Mix well the resulting mass.
- Give the resulting consistency the shape of cutlets and roll them in flour. Cover the baking sheet with a baking sheet and grease without sparing butter. Put the cutlets on a sheet and send to the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees. Bake no more than 25 minutes. Five minutes before the end of cooking, you need to grease the patties with egg yolk. This is the last cooking step. Useful and tasty lean cutlets straight from the oven are ready! Such a treat is best served with sour cream or cream sauce.
Steamed meatballs
We will need:
- cabbage - 0.5 kg;
- semolina - 3 tablespoons;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- breadcrumbs - 4-5 tablespoons;
- sesame seeds - 2 tablespoons.
Cabbage patties are the best option for those who want to lose weight: no fat, no frying, no carcinogens.
To make the most delicious lean cutlets from cabbage for a couple, you should remove the upper leaves and chop the cabbage finely and finely. Put cabbage in a heated skillet, add salt, pepper, water and simmer for several minutes, covered with a lid. To avoid lumps, add semolina to the hot cabbage and mix thoroughly. When the resulting mass has cooled, add the egg to it and mix again. We make cutlets, cover them with breadcrumbs and sesame seeds to taste and leave them in a double boiler for 10-15 minutes. During this time, cutlets are cooked.
Lean cabbage cutlets are best served with greens and sour cream. Such a dish is best combined with a side dish in the form of rice or potatoes.
Useful information
The whole cooking process takes only 40 minutes. Of these, the time for active cooking is 30 minutes. The calorie content of cabbage cutlets is only 92 kcal per 100 grams. The cost of all ingredients is minimal. A recipe requires a small amount of food. For cutlets, it is better not to use young cabbage.
Enjoy your meal!