Gorky'S Cafe Golabki (Stuffed Cabbage) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large cabbage (with extra large leaves)
1 1/2 lbs ground beef (or for a veggie version, use cooked bulgar or cooked buckwheat)
2 cups rice, cooked
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup carrot, grated
salt and pepper, to taste
SAUCE
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup vinegar, apple cider

Preparation

Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees and start by making the sauce, by combining all the sauce ingredients in a saucepan and simmering it for about 10 minutes, reduce the sauce until it is slightly thick, set aside.
Cook the cabbage in a large pot of boiling water, until tender, takes several minutes; then cool and core the cabbage carefully, and separate the leaves.
Combine beef, (or bulgar or buckwheat) rice, eggs, onions, carrots and salt and pepper, mix well; roll the filling into 8 balls; place each ball on the lower third of a large cabbage leaf; tuck in the sides and bottom of the cabbade leaf and place, steam side down, in a baking dish.
Pour sauce over the cabbage rolls, cover, and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes; uncover and bake 10 minutes longer or until slightly browned.