German cabbage rolls

16 rolls

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
SAUCE:
128 oz can tomatoes
18 oz can tomato sauce
3tablespoonsBrown sugar
3tablespoonsLemon juice
1Small onion; chopped
1Bay leaf
½teaspoonCelery salt
½teaspoonAll spice
½teaspoonPepper
1cupWater
¼cupChopped parsley (fresh)
ROLLS:
16Cabbage leaves
2poundsGround beef
1cupCooked white rice
1Large onion, chopped fine
½cupChopped parsley
1teaspoonSage
Salt and pepper

Directions

Mix sauce ingredients in saucepan and simmer 30 min. Blanch large head of cabbage in boiling water for 3 min. Peel off 16 leaves. (May have to dip in water again to get all leaves off). Mix ground beef, rice, onion, parsley and spices well. Pat down in bowl. Cut into 16 (like cutting pie). Place meat mixture on cabbage leaf and fold up.

May need to cut a "V" at the core part of the cabbage leaf if too stiff too fold. PLace seam side down in pan. Make all rolls. Pour sauce over all. Top with crushed gingersnap crumbs. (12-14 cookies worth). Bake covered at 350 for 1 hour. Take cover off after first half hour.

Source: Amish Cooking from Quilt Country TV show Typed by: Melissa Mierau