Sweet and Sour Stuffed Cabbage
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 medium cabbage
  • SAUCE
  • 2 Tbsp. margarine
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 3 cups canned tomatoes, with juice
  • 1 ½ tsps. salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper
  • Beef bones (optional)
  • FILLING:
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 4 Tbsp. Uncooked rice
  • 4 Tbsp. Grated onion
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 3 Tbsp. cold water
  • SEASONING:
  • 3 Tbsp. honey
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ¼ cup seedless raisins
DIRECTIONS
  1. Prepare cabbage by either boiling or freezing method. Remove and check leaves for bugs.
  3. SAUCE: Heat margarine in a 6-quart pot and sauté onions. Add tomatoes, salt, pepper and bones. Cover and cook for 30 minutes.
  5. FILLING:
  6. In a bowl combine meat, rice, onion, egg and water. Place 1 large tablespoon of mixture onto each leaf and roll according to illustrations.
  8. Place cabbage rolls in sauce. Cover and cook for 1 ½ hours over low heat. Sauce should cover at least half the rolls. If more sauce is necessary, add 1 cup tomato juice.
  10. After 1 ½ hours, add honey, lemon juice, and raisins and cook 15 minutes more.
  12. NOTE: Stuffed cabbage freezes well. When reheating defrosted stuffed cabbage, 6 potatoes cut in quarters may be added. Cook until potatoes are tender.