Truly The Best Cabbage Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

FILLING
1 lb lean ground beef
6 slices cooked bacon
1 onion, finely chopped
2 -3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 green peppers or 1 red pepper (or both)
1 grated carrot
2 tablespoons fresh dill
1 egg
1 can diced tomato (juice drained and reserved for topping)
1/2 cup uncooked rice (I use basmati)
salt
pepper
CABBAGE
1 large green cabbage
1/2 teaspoon salt (for water to steam cabbage)
Topping
1 can condensed tomato soup

Preparation

-In a large bowl, combine the ground beef with all of the ingredients, except for the cabbage, tomato soup and reserved diced tomato juice.
Set aside.
-Remove the core from the cabbage.
Steam the cabbage over high heat in a large pot to accomodate your cabbage with a about an inch of lightly salted water.
I like to rotate my cabbage head so it is steamed evenly.
-Gently peel off the leaves and cut out the thick white\"veins\" to aid in rolling.
-Place approx.
1 tablespoon of the filling onto each cabbage leaf and carefully roll them up.
Place seam side down in your baking dish.
-Cover the cabbage rolls with the tomato soup and tomato juice.
-Cover and cook in a 350 degree oven for approx.
1 hour, then remove cover and continue to cook for 30 minutes.
-Serve with sour cream and enjoy.