Soak rice while preparing the cabbage and the rest of the filling.
Using a
Mix all ingredients except cabbage and tomato juice in a large bowl.
Wrap the meat mixture in the cabbage leaves as you would wrap a soft-shell taco. Pour tomato juice into a large pot. Add the wrapped stuffed cabbage to the pot and simmer for 1 hour on a gentle boil.
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For the stuffed cabbage, cook the lentils according to the package instructions, drain, rinse
move 16 large leaves from the cabbage. Reserve the remaining cabbage for another use. Bring
se all the leaves).
When the sauce is ready, place the stuffed cabbage seam
>the cabbage. Blanch, or cook the cabbage just until the
Alternately, you can place the cored cabbage in the freezer for several days
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eady to stuff the cabbage leaves.
To prepare the Cabbage leaves - Boil water
>the size of the head of cabbage
ot, in boiling water, separate cabbage leaves.
Once all possible
Core cabbage and blanch in a large
ch core out of the head of cabbage as possible. Place
Remove core from cabbage, place cabbage head in steamer and steam
Wilt head of cabbage in large pot of boiling
Wash head of cabbage.
Cut the stem from the head of cabbage deep enough
remove and discard the tough outer leaves from cabbage. Remove 2 large
teaspoon salt to the water and cabbage.
Bring water to