Time 2h30m Yield 12 Number Of Ingredients 17 Steps:

Wash rice thoroughly. In a medium saucepan, combine 2 cups rice and 4 cups water. Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed. In the meantime, remove the core from the cabbages using a thin, long knife. Place 1 cabbage in a microwave proof container with a lid with core side down. Pour 1/2 cup water into the container with the cabbage, cover and microwave on HIGH (full power) for 10 minutes. Carefully turn cabbage over and cook covered for an additional 10 minutes. When cabbage is cooked, let sit until it is cool enough to handle. Separate leaves carefully, removing any tough ribs. Cook the second cabbage in the same manner. Divide chopped onions in half. Saute one half of the onions in 3 tablespoons butter; cook just until translucent (do not brown). In a large mixing bowl, mix together both the cooked and uncooked rice, cooked and uncooked onions, ground beef, pork sausage, garlic, dill weed, salt, black pepper and sugar and mix well to blend. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of mixture onto each cabbage leaf. Bring one end of cabbage leaf over mixture, roll and tuck ends in to prevent any filling from falling out. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare two 9x13 inch casserole dishes by placing some left over cabbage leaves in bottom of each. Arrange cabbage rolls in a single layer tight against each other. In a food processor or blender, process condensed tomato soup and tomatoes. Pour tomato mixture over the cabbage rolls until just covered. Place 4 bay leaves on top of sauce in each dish. Cover each dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 2 hours. Once cooked, remove the dishes from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes before removing aluminum foil. Serve hot.

Time 2h30m Yield 4 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 14 Steps:

In a Dutch oven, boil cabbage for 10 minutes or until leaves are tender; drain. Rinse in cold water; drain. Remove 8 large outer leaves, set aside. In a large saucepan, saute 1 cup of the chopped onion in butter until tender. Add tomatoes,V8 juice, garlic, brown sugar and 1/2 tsp. of the salt. Simmer for approximately 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine rice, catsup, worcestershire sauce, pepper and remaining onion and salt. Add beef and sausage; mix well. Place about 1/2 cup meat mixture on each leaf; fold in sides. Starting at an unfolded edge, roll up each leaf to completely enclose filling. Place seam side down in a skillet. Top with the sauce. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low; cook 20 minutes longer or until rolls are heated through and meat is no longer pink.

Time 2h Yield 4 servings. Number Of Ingredients 14 Steps:

In a Dutch oven, cook cabbage in boiling water for 10 minutes or until outer leaves are tender; drain. Rinse in cold water; drain. Remove 8 large outer leaves (refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use); set aside. , In a large saucepan, saute 1 cup onion in butter until tender. Add the tomatoes, garlic, brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the rice, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and remaining onion and salt. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix well. , Remove thick vein from cabbage leaves for easier rolling. Place about 1/2 cup meat mixture on each leaf; fold in sides. Starting at an unfolded edge, roll up leaf to completely enclose filling. Place seam side down in a skillet. Top with the sauce. , Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 1 hour. Add V8 juice if desired. Reduce heat to low; cook 20 minutes longer or until rolls are heated through and a thermometer inserted in the filling reads 160°.

Time 1h55m Yield 6 servings. Number Of Ingredients 12 Steps:

Cook cabbage in boiling water just until outer leaves pull away easily from head. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls. In a small bowl, combine the beef, pork, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, onion, rice, parsley, salt, dill and cayenne; mix well., Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each leaf, making a V-shaped cut. Place about 1/4 cup meat mixture on a cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides. Beginning from the cut end, roll up. Repeat., Slice the remaining cabbage; place in a Dutch oven. Arrange the cabbage rolls seam side down over sliced cabbage. Combine the tomatoes, sugar and remaining tomato sauce; pour over the rolls. Cover and bake at 350° until cabbage rolls are tender, 1-1/2 hours.

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Time 2h15m Yield 8-10 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 15 Steps:

-In a large bowl, combine the ground beef with all of the ingredients, except for the cabbage, tomato soup and reserved diced tomato juice. Set aside. -Remove the core from the cabbage. Steam the cabbage over high heat in a large pot to accomodate your cabbage with a about an inch of lightly salted water. I like to rotate my cabbage head so it is steamed evenly. -Gently peel off the leaves and cut out the thick white"veins" to aid in rolling. -Place approx. 1 tablespoon of the filling onto each cabbage leaf and carefully roll them up. Place seam side down in your baking dish. -Cover the cabbage rolls with the tomato soup and tomato juice. -Cover and cook in a 350 degree oven for approx. 1 hour, then remove cover and continue to cook for 30 minutes. -Serve with sour cream and enjoy.