Cabbage Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 heads cabbage
1 c. raw rice
1 bell pepper, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
2 cans tomato sauce
1 1/2 lb. ground meat
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cans stewed tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Core cabbage; steam long enough to make leaves flexible. Separate leaves and cool.
In large bowl, combine meat, rice, onion, pepper, garlic, celery, 1 can stewed tomatoes, 1 can tomato sauce, salt and pepper.
Blend.
Place 1 spoon of mixture on cabbage leaf; roll up like a tamale and place in a 5-quart pot. When finished making rolls, top with remaining can of stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce plus 2 cans water.
Cover; bring to boil and turn down heat to simmer and simmer 2 hours.
Freezes well.