Holubky (Basic Slovak Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)

Meat and rice rolled up in cabbage leaves. Easy and yummy. High in Iron and Vitamins A, B, & C. Goes great with pierogi.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup rice
• 12  large cabbage leaves
• 1  lb  ground chuck or 1  lb ground beef
• 1  teaspoon  garlic salt (or to taste)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, divided

Directions

1. Cook rice for 5 minutes; then drain.
2. Remove core from cabbage and place in a large pot of boiling salted water.
3. Boil until large outer leaves get slightly limp and separate from head (10 minutes); then remove and de-vein (save 2 cups cabbage water for sauce).
4. Mix together meat, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, partially cooked rice, garlic salt, and pepper.
5. Place about 4 tablespoons rice mixture (or according to size of leaf) on each cabbage leaf, fold the ends in over the filling and roll up.
6. Stack tightly in a large pot or dutch oven.
7. Add water saved from boiling cabbage and pour remaining tomato sauce on top.
8. Cover and cook over medium heat for 2 hours (check occasionally to make sure the bottoms aren't scorching; turn heat down if they start to).
9. Serve hot.