Recipe(tried): Golabki (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)

GOLABKI (STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS)

1 cabbage
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1 lb ground beef
1/2 lb pork or veal, ground
2 cups rice, cooked
2 eggs
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp oregano
1 tsp smoked paprika (regular works okay but not the same flavor)
Salt and pepper, to taste
Sliced bacon
1 (16 oz) can tomato sauce
8 oz canned tomatoes

Remove core from cabbage. Scald cabbage in boiling water and remove leaves as they soften. Set aside.

Saute onion in butter very lightly (don't brown). Combine with the meats, rice, eggs and seasonings. Mix well.

Place 2 tablespoons of the meat mixture in center of each cabbage leaf and roll. Wrap in bacon strips and insert wooden picks to hold together. Pour tomato sauce on rolls, then squeeze tomatoes from can and arrange on top of rolls.

Simmer over low heat for 2 hours in heavy Dutch oven.

Makes 6 servings