Willis Family Dego Cabbage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 heads cabbage (torn or chopped into medium or small size pieces)
1 lb ground beef
1 lb pork sausage (mild, or hot. Depends on your taste)
1 large white onions or 1 large yellow onion, chopped small
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste (or two cans)
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce (or two cans)
2 (10 ounce) cans Rotel diced tomatoes (mild or hot) (optional)
chili powder
salt
pepper

Preparation

In a large soup pot, boil cabbage until tender.
Drain and reserve juice.
While cabbage is cooking, brown beef and sausage until done.
Drain well.
Add back to skillet and add onion.
Cook until onion is tender.
Add cabbage back to soup pot with the rest of the ingredients.
Add cabbage juice a little at a time until you have the consistency you like, soup or stew.
Cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes, adding chili powder, salt, and pepper to taste.