Cajun French Cabbage Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. chopped onions
1 1/2 c. chopped celery
1/4 lb. oleo
1 c. cooked cabbage
1 c. cooked rice
3/4 lb. ground beef
1 tsp. tomato paste
1 small can tomato paste
1 small can tomato sauce
3 lb. head cabbage
1/2 c. cooking oil
salt, pepper and cayenne to taste
4 cloves garlic, chopped

Preparation

Brown ground beef and drain.
Add onions, celery and garlic and cook until wilted.
Remove 12 outer leaves from cabbage; parboil these for 15 minutes.
Drain and set aside; cut up center of cabbage (not the core) to equal 1 cup.
Cook until tender and add to meat mixture with 1 teaspoon tomato paste.
Add rice; mix and stuff cabbage leaves.
Secure with toothpicks.