Cabbage Pillows - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large head cabbage
1 lb. ground beef
1 egg
1 small onion, chopped
1 c. instant rice
1 qt. tomato wedges (2 cans)
1 qt. sauerkraut
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Heat cabbage leaves in boiling water for a few minutes until they are soft enough to roll, but if you have a microwave oven, put 4 or 5 leaves at a time in it for about 1 1/2 minutes to soften. Mix together ground beef, rice, egg and onion.
Season to taste. Place a small amount of this rice mixture on a cabbage leaf, closing ends and sealing with a round toothpick.
Continue process until all of the rice mixture is used.
Place sauerkraut in bottom of small roaster; top with cabbage pillows.
Pour tomatoes over all.
Cover and bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Uncover and continue baking for another 30 minutes.
Use a little tomato juice as extra liquid if the sauerkraut is exceptionally dry.