Mrs Galumpki's Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• green cabbage, prepared (one large head, see how to prepare cabbage leaves for stuffing)
• 1 lb lean ground beef (80/20 or leaner works)
• 1 lb lean lamb, ground
• 1 cup long grain rice (prepared according to your rice cooker directions or box directions)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped (plus more for garnish)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup
• 1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, drained and liquid reserved (remember 1 pound cans?)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil.
• 2 add rice and stir.
• 3 reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. or use your rice cooker.
• 4 prepare the cabbage leaves according to how to prepare cabbage leaves for stuffing. remove the tough stem and ribs. it is okay to use a large leaf patched up with a smaller leaf. save the center of the cabbage and chop it up to use as a bed in your pot.
• 5 combine the meat, cooked rice, onion, egg, salt and pepper in a bowl.
• 6 stir in half can of tomato soup and mix well.
• 7 put about a scant 1/4 cup of filling in each leaf.
• 8 roll them up from the stem end folding the sides in so the filling does not fall out.
• 9 do not roll too tight, just snug.
• 10 use a toothpick to keep them from unrolling in your pot.
• 11 in a large wide pot, add the remainder of the cabbage, chopped up.
• 12 this is the bed the little rolls will lay on.
• 13 add 1/2 cup tomato juice to the bed.
• 14 line up the cabbage rolls on top (it is okay to double stack them if you need to).
• 15 mix the rest of the soup with the drained stewed tomatoes and pour over the rolls.
• 16 put a lid on the pot and cook on medium heat until the pot boils.
• 17 lower heat and continue cooking for 50 to 60 minutes longer until the cabbage leaves are very tender.
• 18 keep the heat on low.
• 19 keep the rolls warm in your crock pot if you like.
• 20 option; bake them in a 325 degree fahrenheit oven, tightly covered, for two or three hours after being brought to the boil.
• 21 check for tenderness of the cabbage leaves.