Stuffed Whole Cabbage

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Stuffed Whole Cabbage

Recipe By : Good Housekeeping magazine
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cabbage Ground Beef
Main Dishes Onions
Rice Tomatoes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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28 ounce can tomatoes
6 ounce can tomato puree
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1 large head cabbage
1 pound ground beef
1 onion -- minced
1 clove garlic -- minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 cup cooked rice

2 1/2 hours before serving, prepare sauce: In large saucepan, mix tomato
paste, brown sugar, 1/2 tsp. each salt and Worcestershire sauce and 1/8 tsp.
allspice. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Meanwhile dicard outer leaves from cabbage. Remove 2 large leaves and
reserve. Cut out stem and center of cabbage, leaving 1" shell. Dice cut up
cabbage. In large saucepan, cook ground beef, onion, garlic salt, pepper and
1 cup of diced cabbage until tender, 15 minutes. Stir in cooked rice. Remove
from heat. Fill cabbage shell with beef mixture. Cove opening in cabbage
with reserved cabbage leaves. Tie with a clean string. In same pot, add 1
cup water. Scrape to loosen brown bits. Add rest of diced cabbage and tomato
sauce. Place cabbage stem-end down in sauce. Over High heat, heat to
boiling. Reduce heat to Low. Cover and simmer until cabbage is tender, 1 1/2
hours.
To serve: place cabbage in a deep platter, remove string. Cut in wedges.
Spoon on sauce.
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