Stuffed Cabbage

This is my recipe, I was hungry for stuffed cabbage, so I just started throwing things together and came up with this. My son & boyfriend said it was excellent. I hope you like it as much as I did making it.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1  large head of cabbage (3 to 3 1/2 lbs)
•  add water, to cover cabbage
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  lb  mixed  ground veal or 1  lb ground beef
• 1 1⁄4 cups milk
• 2⁄3 cup  breadcrumbs
• 4  teaspoons  finely chopped onions
• 1⁄2 cup brown rice (optional)
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1  teaspoon nutmeg
• 3  tablespoons butter
• 3  tablespoons flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cardamom
• 2  cups milk

Directions

1. Rinse and cut core from cabbage.
2. Put cabbage in pot and boiling water to cover and 1 tsp salt.
3. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes, or until leaves are softened.
4. Carefully separate cabbage leaves and set aside on paper towel to drain.
5. Filling.
6. Mix together veal or beef, 1/2 cup rice, 1 1/4 cups milk, bread crumbs, onion, 2 1/2 tsp salt and nutmeg.
7. Cabbage Rolls.
8. Place a small cabbage leaf in the center of a large leaf.
9. Drop about 1/2 cup of meat mixture onto the center of each small leaf.
10. Roll each leaf, tucking ends in toward center.
11. Fasten with tooth picks.
12. Bring water and salt to boil in pot.
13. Add cabbage rolls one at a time so water continues to boil.
14. Reduce heat, cover and cook 30 minutes, or until tender.
15. Carefully remove rolls with a slotted spoon.
16. Remove tooth picks.
17. Place rolls in a serving dish and serve with gravy and lingonberry preserves.