Porcupines In Cabbage Leaves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 large cabbage leaves
1/2 lb. ground beef
1 egg
1/2 c. chopped onions
1 c. cooked rice
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. shortening
1 c. tomato
1/2 tsp. thyme
2 Tbsp. minced parsley

Preparation

Cook cabbage leaves in saucepan in salted water for 5 minutes. Drain.
Combine ground beef, egg, 1/4 cup onions, rice, salt and pepper in bowl. Melt shortening in skillet.
Brown meat mixture in shortening.
Place 1 tablespoon meat mixture on each cabbage leaf. Fold edge in.
Roll up.
Fasten each leaf with toothpick.
Pour tomato over cabbage and bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.