Trisha's stuffed cabbage rolls

Name: Trisha's stuffed cabbage rolls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 47 min
Total time: 1 h 2 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 1/2 pound lean ground beef; 1 cup long grain rice (we used brown rice); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 8 ounce can stewed tomatoes; 2 heads green cabbage; 9 cups water; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon vinegar; 2 bay leaves; 1 12 ounce can tomato juice

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Main Dish

Very Easy

1 h 2 m

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time47 min

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix the beef, rice, salt, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, amd tomatoes. Set aside.
Wash and core the cabbage. Bring a large stockpot filled with 8 cups of the water, the sugar, lemon juice, vinegar, and bay leaves to a boil.
Blanch the cabbage in the boiling mixture for 5 minutes, or until just softened. Drain the cabbage, let it cool, then carefully peel 12 leaves from the cabbage.
Place 1/4 cup of the beef and rice mixture onto each leaf. Fold in the sides of the leaf and wrap into a roll.
Place the cabbage rolls, seam side down, closely together in a 9 x 13 x 2 inch shallow baking pan.
In a small bowl, combine the tomato juice with the remaining 1 cup water and pour the mixture over the cabbage rolls.
Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the meat is well done.