The Very Best Cabbage Rolls Aka Sarmas

Potluck's Note:

Incredibly tasty cabbage rolls.My daughter doesnt care for cabbage,but she really liked these Sarmas. This recipe makes alot around 22 rolls,making them small so they absorb all the flavors...These are even better the next day... Can be made in crockpot 6-8 hours low or stovetop bring to boil cover and simmer 3 hours or in the oven 350 foil covered for 2 hours.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 22.0 rolls

• 1 medium head cabbage
• 2 medium onions, chopped, saute
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped, saute
• 1/2 lb bacon, cooked crisp crumbled
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb ground pork
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Sauce ingrdients

• 1 pint sauerkraut, rinsed and drained if really sour kraut
• 23 ounces v 8 juice
• 14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• remaining onion

Directions:

1. Core cabbage and boil in pan of water with 3 tblsp vinegar,boil about 25 minutes till leaves are soft.
2. While the cabbage is boiling,cook bacon, crisp and crumbled set aside.
3. Saute onions and garlic,set aside.
4. Mix beef and pork with eggs,spices,rice and 1/2 cup onions and garlic and bacon.
5. Cut thick vein from leaves.
6. Fill cabbage leaves with 2 tblsp of filling place seams down.
7. Combine sauce,sauerkraut,remaining onions,garlic.
8. ,sugar,salt,paprika,and pepper.Pour over cabbage rolls. When the rolls are done add a mix of cornstarch and water to thicken the sauce and pour over rolls to serve.