Unstuffed Cabbage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. rice, cook 5 minutes, drain and reserve
3 slices bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3/4 lb. hamburger
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (28 oz.) can whole tomatoes
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 c. vinegar
1/2 tsp. crumbled leaf thyme
1 (2 lb.) head cabbage coarsely chopped
1 bay leaf

Preparation

Cook bacon until crisp; drain; reserve.
Saute onion until tender.
Add hamburger and brown.
Add bacon, rice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.
In small kettle, put crushed tomatoes, brown sugar, vinegar, thyme and remaining salt and pepper.
Heat to boiling.
Arrange 1/3 of cabbage in a 3-quart dish; spoon 1/2 meat mixture over, then half of sauce.
Repeat, layering, ending with cabbage and sauce.
Poke bay leaf into center.
Cover and bake at 375\u00b0 for 1 hour, or until cabbage is tender.
Remove bay leaf.