Classic Cabbage Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 head cabbage (cored)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans italian stewed tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic (pressed)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (divided)
• 1 cup rice (cooked)
• 1/4 cup catsup
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 lb italian sausage
• 1/2 cup v8 vegetable juice

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven, boil cabbage for 10 minutes or until leaves are tender; drain.
• 2 rinse in cold water; drain.
• 3 remove 8 large outer leaves, set aside.
• 4 in a large saucepan, saute 1 cup of the chopped onion in butter until tender.
• 5 add tomatoes,v8 juice, garlic, brown sugar and 1/2 tsp.
• 6 of the salt.
• 7 simmer for approximately 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 8 meanwhile, in a bowl, combine rice, catsup, worcestershire sauce, pepper and remaining onion and salt.
• 9 add beef and sausage; mix well.
• 10 place about 1/2 cup meat mixture on each leaf; fold in sides.
• 11 starting at an unfolded edge, roll up each leaf to completely enclose filling.
• 12 place seam side down in a skillet.
• 13 top with the sauce.
• 14 cover and cook over medium-low heat for 1 hour.
• 15 reduce heat to low; cook 20 minutes longer or until rolls are heated through and meat is no longer pink.