Ingredients :
- 1 head of cabbage
- 1 cup rice
- 1 tsp salt + 1/2-tsp salt
- 11/2-cups boiling water
- 1 medium onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 to 5-tbsp butter
- 1/2-lb ground pork
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 28oz cans tomato sauce
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
Directions :
Add rice to salted water and bring to a fast boil
Turn down to simmer until water is gone
Meanwhile, sauté onions and garlic in butter until golden
In bowl, combine onion, garlic, meat, rice, and season with salt & pepper, oregano and basil
Cut deeply into the core of the cabbage and remove
Fill a Dutch oven with 1″ of water, and simmer water
Place the cabbage in the Dutch oven core side down
Check the cabbage every couple of minutes, trying to take a leaf or two off until you accumulate enough to get started
Take each leaf and add 2-3 tbsp of the mixture and roll
Place in roasting pan, lined with leaves
Cover with tomato sauce
Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 325*
Lower heat to 250* and bake until tender, about 3 hours
