Ingredients:
- 1 large head of cabbage, cored
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 3/4 lb lean beef, ground
- 1/4 lb pork sausage, ground
- 1 cup white rice or 1 cup brown rice, cooked
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- to taste sour cream
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a large pot, steam the cabbage for 10 minutes or until the leaves are softened enough to peel away.
- Cool and separate leaves, gently shake off moisture, and set aside. Melt butter in a skillet and saute onions until they are golden.
- Remove half the onions to a bowl containing the ground beef and pork sausage. Mix in the rice and allspice gently with your hands.
- To the remaining onions in the skillet, add the tomatoes and juice, tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt and seasonings.
- Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Place a small amount of meat mixture on each cabbage leaf.