Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients

Filling

• 1 cup rice
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 tsp salt
• ½ tsp allspice
• ¼ tsp msg
• 2 cups canned tomatoes or 1 can tomato paste (reserve 1 cup (half the can) for the rolls)

Rolls

• 1 large head cabbage
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 lemons , juice of

Directions

Filling

1. Wash rice and drain.
2. Add meat and 1 cup tomatoes or ½ can paste.
3. Add salt, pepper and spices.

Rolls

1. Separate cabbage leaves and drop separately in salted boiling water and cook a few minutes until limp.
2. Cook all leaves then let drain.
3. Trim leaves of heavy stems.
4. Reserve stems and put in bottom of saucepan.
5. On each leaf place 1 heaping tbsp of filling and roll firmly.
6. Place cabbage rolls neatly in rows making several layers.
7. Place garlic buds among leaves as you roll.
8. Add 1 cup tomatoes and enough hot water to cover rolls.
9. Sprinkle ½ tsp salt over all.
10. Cook 25 minutes to 35 minutes.
11. During last 5 minutes of cooking, add the juice of 2 lemons.