Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Submitted by CJAY8248

"From my collection of handwritten recipes 1960's."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 8-10 cabbage rolls
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb ground beef
• 1⁄2 lb ground pork
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 egg
• 8 -10 outer leaves cabbage
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 1 tablespoon meat, paste (or bouillon powder or 3 bouillon cubes)
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons flour

directions

1. Mix beef and pork. Season with 1/2 teaspoons salt, thyme,and pepper. Add the rice, 1 chopped onion and beaten egg. Mix well. Shape into 8-10 small rolls. Parboil cabbage leaves 5 minutes. Wrap each roll in a cabbage leaf and tie securely with string. Put in a skillet with tomato juice, 1 cup water, and meat paste (bouillon). Add shortening, the other onion, parsley and about 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cover and simmer 1 hour. Turn rolls occasionally. Season to taste, then thicken sauce slightly with flour blended smooth to thin paste with cold water. Remove strings. Serve rolls with gravy poured on them.