Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 egg
• 8 -10 outer leaves cabbage
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 1 tablespoon meat, paste (or bouillon powder or 3 bouillon cubes)
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 mix beef and lamb. season with 1/2 teaspoons salt, thyme,and pepper. add the rice, 1 chopped onion and beaten egg. mix well. shape into 8-10 small rolls. parboil cabbage leaves 5 minutes. wrap each roll in a cabbage leaf and tie securely with string. put in a skillet with tomato juice, 1 cup water, and meat paste (bouillon). add shortening, the other onion, parsley and about 1/2 teaspoons salt. cover and simmer 1 hour. turn rolls occasionally. season to taste, then thicken sauce slightly with flour blended smooth to thin paste with cold water. remove strings. serve rolls with gravy poured on them.