Cookbook:Cabbage Rolls in Tomato Sauce (Holubtsi)

Ingredients

 * 12 cabbage leaves
 * ½ cup chopped onion
 * 2 tsp salt
 * 1 tsp pepper
 * ½ cup milk
 * 1 lb (about 500 g) ground beef
 * ¾ cup cooked rice
 * 1 egg

Sauce

 * 1 can tomato paste
 * 1 can chopped tomatoes
 * ½ cup water
 * 2 Tbsp vinegar
 * 3 Tbsp sugar
 * 2 Tbsp cornstarch mixed with ½ cup cold water

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
 * 2) Put cabbage into pot of boiling water, cover, let sit for three minutes, then drain.
 * 3) Combine ground beef, milk, egg, rice, onion, pepper, and salt. Divide into twelve portions.
 * 4) Place 1 meat portion on each cabbage leaf.
 * 5) Roll leaf around filling and fasten with toothpick.
 * 6) Place the rolls in a baking dish.
 * 7) Combine tomato paste, tomatoes, sugar, water, and vinegar, then pour over cabbage rolls.
 * 8) Cover baking dish, and bake at 350°F (175C) for 40 minutes.
 * 9) Remove cabbage rolls from pan, and take out toothpicks. Place on the serving dish
 * 10) Add cornstarch and water to sauce mixture and stir together. Warm, if needed, to allow the cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce.
 * 11) Pour the completed sauce over the rolls on the serving dish.
 * 12) Garnish as desired and serve.