Spicy Cabbage, Beef And Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 lb. smoked beef sausage links, cut up
1 c. long grain white rice
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 3/4 c. water
1 (10 oz.) can diced tomatoes and green chiles
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne
1 medium head green cabbage, chopped

Preparation

In a 5-quart Dutch oven, cook beef over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until meat loses its pink color, 5 to 7 minutes.
Drain off any fat.
Add sausage and rice.
Cook, stirring, until rice turns translucent, about 1 1/2 minutes.
Stir in green pepper and onion and cool 1 minute.
Stir in water, tomatoes with their liquid, salt and cayenne.
Heat to boiling. Spread cabbage over meat mixture. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
Stir cabbage down into dish and cook 5 minutes longer or until rice is tender.