Cabbage Rolls

Hi folks! This week we're going to make Cabbage Rolls or like Ukrainians like to call it Holubtsi!

Ingredients:

1 head cabbage

3 lbs ground beef or turkey

2 eggs, beaten

2 cups cooked rice

3 teaspoons salt and pepper (or to taste)

1 teaspoon paprika

1 clove of garlic

1 large onion, minced

1 can of tomato sauce

1. Boil head of cabbage in large pot for about 10-15 minutes . Lift the cabbage out of the hot water, allow it to drain a bit. Start peeling off the tender leaves.
2. Cut up the onion in large chunks and peel the garlic. Place the garlic and onion in a blender with a small amount of water and puree them. Transfer pureed onion and garlic to a large saucepan and add the tomato sauce
3. In another bowl, combine the beef, eggs, rice, paprika, chopped onionand salt & pepper well with your hands.
4. Place a golf ball size of the meat mixture almost in the middle of a cabbage leaf. Roll all the way, stuff each open end into the roll, inserting the leave into the meat mixture with your finger.
5. Cover the bottom of a large roasting pan with a thick layer of the sauce, place rolls on top and then more sauce over the rolls.
6. Bake at 350 for 2 hours. Baste the sauce over the cabbe rolls during the baking time every 30 minutes to avoid dried out rolls.
7. ENJOY!

I know this is a long process but trust me it is worth it in the end!

SMA-CHNO-HO! (Enjoy)