10 Minute to Prep Deconstructed Cabbage Rolls
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott/Not Quite Nigella
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes (pressure cooker), 1hr 10 mins (stovetop) or 7 hours (slow cooker)
- Oil for frying
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
- 500g/1.1lb. beef mince
- 2x410g/14.5oz. tins diced tomatoes
- 850g/30ozs. cabbage, cored and sliced into wedges
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup macaroni or pasta
- 1 cup grated cheese
Step 1 - Heat a frypan on medium heat and add oil. Fry onion and garlic until translucent. Turn up the heat to medium high and add the mince breaking it up. Transfer the whole mixture to a pressure cooker or a slow cooker or a very large cast iron pot. Add the tomatoes, cabbage and tomato paste.
Step 2 - For the pressure cooker: cook for 20 minutes. For the slow cooker: cook for 6 hours. For the cast iron pot: cook for 1 hour.
Step 3 - Add the macaroni or pasta and cook for the following times: pressure cooker 5 minutes, slow cooker 40 minutes, cast iron pot 10 minutes. Add cheese and serve.