NANA'S STUFFED CABBAGE

Nana's Stuffed Cabbage image

Provided by Michelle Slatalla

Time 3h30m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 head of cabbage
3/4 pound ground beef
2 tablespoons uncooked rice
2 onions, 1 grated and 1 sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons ketchup
1 egg
Salt
pepper to taste
1 large can tomatoes
1 large can tomato soup (or sauce)
1/2 cup brown sugar
Lemon juice to taste
About 6 ginger snaps
Noodles
Butter

Steps:

Boil cabbage in water about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and cool.
In a bowl, mix the ground beef, rice, grated onion, ketchup and egg, and season with salt and pepper.
In another bowl, combine canned tomatoes, tomato soup, brown sugar and lemon juice.
Separate cabbage leaves and roll about 2 to 3 tablespoons of the beef mixture into each leaf, tucking in the sides. If you have leftover beef, roll it into tiny meatballs.
Pour some of the tomato mixture into a deep pot. Crumble a handful of ginger snaps into it, then cover with a layer of rolled cabbage leaves (and tiny meatballs, if you have any), then one layer of sliced onion rings. Repeat until all cabbage rolls are used.
Cook on low heat, covered, about 2 1/2 hours. When nearly finished, prepare buttered noodles, and serve with stuffed cabbage.