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| | | | 1 | pound | Beef, ground, 92% lean meat (1 Lb) | 1 | medium (2-1/2" dia) | Onion, chopped | 2 | cups | Rice, brown, long-grain, raw, cooked | 2 | cans (15 oz) | Tomato products, canned, diced | 1 | teaspoon | salt | 2 | dash | pepper, to taste | 2 | large | eggs | 1 | can, 15 oz (303 x 406) | tomato sauce, use 15 oz can |
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| | 1 | Cook rice ahead of time, with salt to taste. You will need about two or 2 1/2 cups of it, so I just make it according to package instructions, usually 1 cup of rice to 2 or so cups of water. You can put the rice, salt and water in a pan and bring it to a boil, then turn off the stove and leave it sitting on the burner for a few hours. This way you don''t have to worry about it later. | | 2 | Steam cabbage leaves by cutting the end of the core off the cabbage and placing in a large pot with about an inch of water. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes until you can poke it through with a fork. If your cabbage is very large, consider cutting it in half to help it fit in the pot or pots. You may have left-overs. My cabbage was very small and so I used the whole thing. | | 3 | Dice onion and brown ground beef and onion in large skillet. Add salt and pepper to taste. | | 4 | After the beef mixture has cooled a little, beat the eggs add them to the beef. Then add your rice. This is a matter of taste. The more rice, the more carbs and fiber, and the fewer calories and less saturated fat, but also the less protein. I like to make it look like the mixture is about half rice and half beef. I think I used more than one pound of beef, so I used more like 2.75 cups of rice. | | 6 | After the cabbage has cooled a little, you can start peeling apart the leaves. Then place the beef and rice mixture into the center of a cabbage leaf and roll it up like a burrito. Easier said than done. Just do the best you can. | | 7 | Top with drained tomatoes. Actually, the draining is optional. I also through on a can of Hunts tomato sauce, which is plain sauce with salt, and no other add-ins. You can season to taste. | | 8 | Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve. |
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