Cabbage Stuffed With Two Meats

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 3/4 cups beef stock
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 1/3 teaspoons dried thyme
• salt and pepper
• 1 head green cabbage (3 -4 pound head)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground marjoram
• 1/3 lb lean ground beef
• 1/3 cup ground lean lamb
• 1 cup cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 combine half the onion and garlic, all of the carrot and 1 cup of stock in a large saucepan.
• 2 bring to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until the vegetables are very soft.
• 4 add remaining stock, the wine, tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon thyme and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 5 simmer over very low heat.
• 6 meanwhile, prepare the cabbage rolls.
• 7 put the whole head of cabbage in a large pot of boiling water.
• 8 boil for about 5 minutes until leaves are loosened.
• 9 remove cabbage and carefully peel off 12 leaves.
• 10 return these to the boiling water and cook until soft, about 5 more minutes.
• 11 remove from pot and drain carefully so they remain whole.
• 12 chop enough of the remaining cabbage to make 1 cup.
• 13 heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
• 14 add remaining onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
• 15 add remaining garlic and cook 1 minute.
• 16 add 1/2 teaspoon thyme and the marjoram and stir briefly.
• 17 combine this mixture with the ground meats, rice, and chopped cabbage.
• 18 to this add 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon thyme.
• 19 form meat mixture into 12 ovals.
• 20 cut large rib from each of the 12 cabbage leaves.
• 21 put 1 meat oval on each leaf and roll up half way.
• 22 fold 2 ends in and finish rolling place in large casserole dish.
• 23 cover with tomato sauce mixture and cover with foil.
• 24 bake in 350 degree oven for about an hour.