Ingredients

  • 2 lb. ground beef
  • 1 lb. ground pork
  • 1 or 2 onions, chopped
  • 1 1/2 c. Minute rice
  • 1/4 c. green pepper, chopped
  • 1/4 c. celery, chopped
  • 2 or 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tbsp. paprika
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1 head cabbage
  • 1 can sauerkraut
  • tomato juice

Method

  • Brown onion in 1 tablespoon oil.
  • Mix pork, beef, rice, green pepper, onions, celery, garlic, egg, paprika, salt and pepper together.
  • I freeze my head of cabbage or cut out core and pour boiling water into hole and simmer until leaves wilt.
  • Remove leaves, one at a time, and slice off thick vein.
  • Place a spoonful of meat mixture on each cabbage leaf and roll up, tucking in sides. In a large pan or crock-pot, make a bed of half a can of sauerkraut and place cabbage rolls on top.
  • Cover with rest of sauerkraut. Cover with tomato juice.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Turn down heat and simmer for 2 hours; more, if in a crock-pot.
  • Can be frozen but be sure to cook first.