Stuffed Cabbage

Stuffed Cabbage

Aunt Susan's Recipe

~This one is for you, Ashley! :o)

Ingredients:

• 2 heads of cabbage
• 1 c cooked rice
• 2 eggs
• 1 med chopped onion
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 tsp each salt and pepper
• 1/4 c lemon juice
• 1/4 c dark brown sugar
• 1 tbsp thyme
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 2 lg + 1 sm can tomato sauce
• 2 cans Italian stewed tomatoes

While rice is cooking, seperate cabbage leaves from heads, immerse in boiling water until limp; set aside. Combine next 8 ingredients, mix thoroughly. Roll ground beef mixture in balls according to size of leaves. Fold cabbage leaves over mixture and roll up. Mix remaining 4 ingredients. Pour 1/4 of sauce in bottom of LARGE kettle. Layer cabbage rolls in kettle. Pour remaining sauce over rolls. Cover with tight fitting lid. Simmer med-low for 4 hours.

*I haven't tried it yet, but I think you could make it in the crock pot as well as on the stove.

*I've heard of placing the head of cabbage in boiling water before peeling off the leaves - I also haven't done that yet, but it would probably be easier and less chance of the leaves ripping. I'll update as I try both of those!