Pigs in the Blanket Aka Stuffed Cabbage

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 lb pork sausage
• 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic salt
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups white rice, cooked and cooled
• 1 large cabbage
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole canned tomatoes, crushed with a fork
• 32 ounces chicken broth (organic or homemade is best)
• olive oil, to coat roasting pan
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Wilt head of cabbage in large pot of boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove cabbage from pot, cool slightly and separate leaves, taking care not to break the leaves.

2. 2

   Mix ground beef, sausage, cooked rice, garlic salt, paprika and pepper. Form 3 inch balls. Place meatball into cabbage leaf and fold leaf around the ball. Place roll into a large square of cheesecloth, cover and twist ends of the cloth to shape and tighten the roll. Remove cabbage roll and repeat until all filling is used.

3. 3

   In a large roasting pan which has been coated with olive oil, place layer of cabbage rolls (folded side down), cover with 1 can of tomatoes, and repeat. Pour chicken broth over the layers.

4. 4

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Cover roasting pan and bake for 2 hours or until until cabbage is tender. Serve with mashed potatoes.