Cabbage Crown

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup seasoned stuffing mix (pepperidge farm, crushed well)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons onions (grated)
• 1 large cabbage
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves

Recipe

• 1 put ground beef, flour, dressing mix, salt, pepper & egg in a large bowl & combine well.
• 2 gradually add milk, 1 tbsp at a time, till mixture appears smooth & well-compacted.
• 3 stir onion in, mix well & set aside.
• 4 trim off outside leaves of cabbage. cut off a slice about an inch thick from core end & set aside.
• 5 cut core from cabbage with a sharp knife & then hollow out cabbage to make a shell about 1/2 in thick. (chop cut out pieces coarsley & save for use another day).
• 6 spoon meat mixture into shell. fit cut slice back into place & tie tightly with soft kitchen string.
• 7 place stuffed cabbage (core end down) in crockpot & add boiling water + 1 teaspoon whole cloves to the bottom of the crockpot.
• 8 cook on low for 8 hrs, on high for 4 hrs or till cabbage is tender. remove cabbage & keep warm. remove & discard whole cloves.
• 9 gravy: set heat control on high. combine 3 tbsp flour & 1/3 cup cold water in a cup. pour into liquid in slow cooker. cover & cook 15 minutes. season to taste with salt & pepper & darken with a few drops of bottled gravy coloring as desired.
• 10 to serve: place stuffed cabbage on a heated serving platter, remove string, cut cabbage carefully into 6 wedges & spoon gravy over the wedges. serve immediately.