Holubtsi
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | large | Cabbage |
| 1 | cup | Long grain rice |
| 1 | cup | Boiling water |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 3 | slices | Bacon cooked crisp diced |
| 1½ | cup | Chopped onion |
| ½ | pounds | Ground pork |
| ½ | pounds | Ground beef |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Garlic salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1½ | cup | Tomato juice |
| Salt and pepper | ||
Directions
Core cabbage. Place in deep pot of boiling water. Let stand until Leaves are soft and pliable. Remove from water separate leaves.
Return head to boiling water if inside require softening. Pare down centre of each leaf. Add salt and rice to boiling water cover and turn off heat. Let stand until rice absorbs water In large frying pan saute onion in bacon drippings until tender. Add pork and beef, cook until lightly browned. Combine with rice cool slightly then add beaten egg, garlic and salt and pepper. Line bottom of baking pan with cabbage leaves. Place heaping tablespoons of the meat mixture onto a cabbage leaf. Roll once tuck in sides and roll completely.
Arrange rolls in layers in casserole. Season each layer with salt and pepper. Pour tomato juice over rolls. Cover with two or three cabbage leaves Cover tightly and Bake at 350 for 1 hr. Uncover and bake an additional ½ hr also baste. Serve hot with bacon crisps or sour cream or tomato sauce.
Submitted By ELEANOR MURRAY On 03-29-95