Hearty cabbage rolls

STEP BY STEP

Let's make something delicious.

1. 01

   Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil.

2. 02

   Remove the cabbage core with a knife using a star-shaped cut. Blanch the whole cabbage in the boiling salted water for a few minutes, then plunge into iced water. Remove four large cabbage leaves and leave them to drain on a tea towel.

3. 03

   Peel and finely dice the shallots, then sweat them in the butter in a hot frying pan without browning. Put the minced beef, shallots, eggs, panko breadcrumbs and mustard in a large bowl and knead together thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper.

4. 04

   Lay the cabbage leaves side by side. Divide the mince filling between them, placing it in the centre of each leaf.

5. 05

   Roll the cabbage leaves tightly around the filling. After rolling, tuck in the sides. Wrap each cabbage roll in two rashers of bacon.

6. 06

   Sear the cabbage rolls on all sides in the sunflower oil in a large saucepan. Pour in the meat stock, add the rosemary and boil the rolls in the stock for 25 minutes.

7. 07

   Peel the potatoes, cut them into pieces and boil in salted water for 20 minutes.

8. 08

   Remove the cooked cabbage rolls from the stock and keep warm in the oven at 80 °C. For the sauce, mix the starch with the cream until smooth, then stir into the stock. Boil for 3 minutes and season with salt and pepper if needed.

9. 09

   Serve the cooked cabbage rolls on a plate with the potatoes and sauce.