Stuffed Cabbage Leaves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 medium or large cabbage leaves
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. finely chopped onion
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. all-purpose barbecue sauce or barbecue sauce with hickory smoke flavor
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. ground pork
2/3 c. cooked rice
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. water

Preparation

Boil cabbage leaves in salted water for about 3 minutes; drain.
Combine egg, salt, onion, milk and 1/4 cup of the barbecue sauce; mix well.
Add beef, pork and rice; mix lightly.
Place 1/2 cup meat mixture in center of each cabbage leaf.
Fold sides and ends of leaves over meat mixture; secure with wooden picks.
Saute in butter in a skillet about 5 minutes, or until golden on both sides.
Add remaining barbecue sauce and the water.
Cover and cook 40 minutes, basting twice during cooking.
Remove cover and cook another 5 minutes.
Makes 6 servings.