Cabbage-Beef Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cabbage
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. canned tomatoes
1 1/2 c. hot water
2 medium onions, chopped fine
1/2 c. uncooked rice
2 Tbsp. chopped mint
salt and pepper

Preparation

Wash the cabbage; cut the stem end and core.
Put in a large kettle; cover with boiling salted water and cook until the leaves are loose enough to separate with a fork, about 20 minutes (more or less, depending upon size).
Remove the cabbage; drain and separate the leaves.
Or use one 15 1/2-ounce jar grape leaves.