Cut cabbage head in half.
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Cooking Cabbage:
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arge leaves from the cabbage. Reserve the remaining cabbage for another use
For the stuffed cabbage, cook the lentils according to
Boil cabbage long enough that leaves separate
Remove core from cabbage, place cabbage head in steamer and steam
Remove 12 large leaves from cabbage.
Trim off thick part
Cook cabbage until limp and easy to roll, but not mushy.
Cook rice.
Mix raw ground beef with rice.
Season with salt and pepper. Use large cabbage leaf.
Roll ground beef and rice mixture in cabbage as a blanket, tucking in sides.
In large saucepan, pour tomato juice and add raw bacon strips.
Add stuffed cabbage.
Cook on medium heat 2 1/2 hours.
Remove 12 large leaves from cabbage. Trim off thick part of
Remove outer wilted cabbage leafs.
Place cabbage in a microwaveable bowl
til ready to stuff the cabbage leaves.
To prepare the
move outer leaves.
Return cabbage to boiling water, and repeat
Prep the cabbage: Bring a large pot of
until soft enough to roll.
Drain and reserve liquid
minutes.
Core the cabbage and place in a large
ough green outer leaves from cabbage; with sharp knife, remove
ver medium-high heat. Turn cabbage every 2-3 minutes and
enter core of the cabbage.
Add cabbage to the water and
Wilt head of cabbage in large pot of boiling
or thirty minutes.
For Cabbage Rolls.
While sauce simmers