1 whole head of cabbage (about 3 lbs)

Boiling Water

1 lb ground beef

½ lb ground veal

¾ cup chopped onion

½ packaged, precooked rice

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon salt

¼ tsp pepper

5 slices bacon

1 can (16 oz) tomatoes or sauerkraut

1/3 bouillon or meat broth

½ tsp sugar

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

 

Remove core from cabbage.  Place whole head in a large kettle filled with boiling water.  Cover; cook 3 minutes.  Remove softened outer leaves.  Repeat until all large leaves have been removed (about 20 leaves).  Cut thick center stem from each slice.

Saute meat with onion 5 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Stir in rice, egg, 1t sp salt, abd ¼ tsp pepper. 

Place 3 tbsp meat mixture on each cabbage leaf.  Roll each leaf, tucking ends in toward  center.  Fasten securely with wooden picks.  Place each roll seam side down in a large skillet or Dutch oven.

Lay bacon slices over top of cabbage rolls.

Mix tomatoes, bouillon, sugar, 1/ tsp sale and ¼ tsp pepper. Pour over cabbage rolls.

Cover; simmer about 1 hour, turning occasionally.

Makes about 10 servings.