Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 head (3 lb) green cabbage, cored
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
• 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, with juice
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar

Before you start

• Cut the core out of the cabbage.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.

Directions

1. Boil until outer leaves loosen, peel off 12 leaves, shave thick ribs: green cabbage.
2. Mix by hand: ground beef, uncooked long-grain white rice, onion, egg, tomato sauce, salt, black pepper.
3. Roll 1/4 cup filling in each leaf, tuck sides, set seam down in a baking dish: step 1, step 2.
4. Stir together: tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, brown sugar.
5. Pour over the rolls, cover tightly: step 3, step 4.
6. Bake 350°F 1 1/2 hr, to 160°F in the center: step 5.