English (lazy) man's Holubtsi

Name: English (lazy) man's Holubtsi
Total time: 6300 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 medium green cabbage; 1/2 cup white rice; 1 1/2 lb lean ground beef; 1/4 lb ground pork; 1 large yellow onion; 2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper; 1 can tomato sauce; 1 can crushed tomatoes; 2 tsp fresh minced garlic; 1 tbsp brown sugar

Pinky @SayNoMore

Winnipeg, Manitoba

My godmother, taught us to make holubtsi, borscht, and perogies. I loved Holubtsi, but hated steaming, trimming, and rolling the cabbage leaves. So, I doctored the recipe to make it less time-consuming. It's not the 'real' thing, but it can be whipped up in a couple of hours.

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Ingredients

1 Hr 45 min

6 servings

1medium green cabbage
1/2 cupwhite rice
1 1/2 lblean ground beef
1/4 lbground pork
1large yellow onion
2 tspsalt
1/4 tspground black pepper
1 cantomato sauce
1 cancrushed tomatoes
2 tspfresh minced garlic
1 tbspbrown sugar

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Steps

1 Hr 45 min

1

Chop cabbage and boil in salted water until softened and translucent
2

Cook rice until tender then drain and fluff
3

On medium heat, brown garlic gently in a large skillet. Don't scorch the garlic or it will be bitter. Add meat and cook completely.
4

In a deep casserole place a layer of cabbage, then meat then rice. Alternate until all fillings are in place.
5

Mix tomato sauce and brown sugar with equal amount of water and pour over entire casserole.
6

Bake, covered at 350°F for 45 to 60 minutes.