Varza a la Cluj in the multicooker

Ingredients

• 1 medium cabbage (1000 g)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 750 ml water
• 75 g rice
• 1 medium onion (150 g)
• 500 g ground beef and pork mixture
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 100 ml water

Preparation

1. Finely chop the cabbage and rub it with 1/2 teaspoon of salt. 2. Pour 1 tablespoon of oil into the multicooker pot. Choose the Fry function and cook the cabbage for 20 minutes, until the water it releases has cooked off. Add the paprika and 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, then turn off the appliance and transfer the cabbage to a bowl. 3. Rinse the rice. Put it in the pot with 750 ml of water, choose the Boil function and cook for 10 minutes, until al dente. Turn off the appliance, drain the rice and set it aside. 4. Finely chop the onion. Put 2 tablespoons of oil and the onion in the pot, choose the Fry function and cook for 5 minutes, until it begins to turn golden. Add the meat, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and the pepper, then cook for 5 minutes on Fry, until the juices have cooked off. 5. Add the rice and the remaining 2 tablespoons of tomato paste. Cook for another 3 minutes on Fry, stirring, then transfer the mixture to a bowl. 6. Put half the cabbage in the pot, spread the meat mixture on top and cover with the remaining cabbage. Choose the Bake function for 60 minutes and gradually add 100 ml of water as it cooks.