Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 head cabbage, cored
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 lb lean ground beef or Italian sausage
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice

• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes

• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/8 cup ketchup
• 1/8 cup Burgundy wine
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   In large pot, steam cabbage for 10 minutes or until leaves are soft enough to peel off.

3. 3

   Cool; separate leaves and set aside.

4. 4

   Melt butter in a skillet and sauté onions until they are golden.

5. 5

   Put half of the onions in a bowl with the ground beef.

6. 6

   Mix in the rice and allspice with our hands.

7. 7

   To the remaining onions in the skillet, add the tomatoes and juice, tomato sauce, tomato paste, ketchup, salt and seasonings.

8. 8

   Simmer for 15 minutes.

9. 9

   Stir in burgundy wine.

10. 10

    Place a small amount of mixture (an oval about the size of two walnuts) in each cabbage leaf.

11. 11

    Fold leaf over to enclose meat and roll up folding sides inches.

12. 12

    Place rolls, seam side down in a baking dish.

13. 13

    Cover with tomato mixture and bake, uncovered for 1 hour.

14. 14

    Serve with sour cream.