Ingredients

1 medium green cabbage

Meat mixture:

1 lb. ground meat

2-3 slices bread, crumbled using grater

1 egg

1 cup plain tomato sauce

1 small onion chopped fine or grated

salt and pepper

Sauce mixture:

3 small onions or one large one

1 29 oz. can tomatoes with liquid

1 8 oz. can tomato sauce

juice from one lemon

1/4 cup honey

1/2 cup raisins

salt and pepper

Preparation

  1. Core the cabbage. Drop it whole into the boiling water.Boil for 10 minutes. Put it in cold water. Peel off about 12 leaves. Use the rest of the cabbage for something else.

  2. Combine all ingredients for meat mixture. Set aside

3.Combine all ingredients for sauce mixture in pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer.

  1. Place 3-4 Tablespoons meat mixture onto a cabbage leaf. Roll up tightly, folding like an envelope or a burrito. Do the same with all the remaining leaves. Make meatballs with the remaining meat mixture. Place cabbage rolls and meatballs on the bottom of a heavy pot. Cover with sauce. Simmer 45 min to 1 hour.