Sweet 'n Sour Stuffed Cabbage Rolls ("golumbke")

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 head cabbage
• 4 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 lbs ground beef (chuck, uncooked)
• 3/4 cup raw long-grain rice, cooked
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 4 teaspoons sugar, divided
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup onion, diced and divided
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup carrot, diced
• 1 (29 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 8 gingersnap cookies, crushed
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 core cabbage and separate leaves (about 18 leaves).
• 2 blanch cabbage leaves in boiling water to which 2 tablespoons of vinegar has been added.
• 3 gently pour into colander to drain and rinse under cold water.
• 4 place beef in a large bowl.
• 5 add cooked rice, salt, pepper, 1 teaspoon of the sugar, 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar, beaten eggs, 1/2 cup chopped onion and ketchup.
• 6 mix to combine.
• 7 place approximately 1/3 cup mixture on each cabbage leaf and roll up,tucking in sides and secure with toothpicks.
• 8 sprinkle diced carrots,remaining onions and celery on bottom of large casserole dish or baking pan.
• 9 place rolls on top of vegetables in pan.
• 10 coarsley chop tomatoes and pour in saucepan.
• 11 add rest of sugar, brown sugar, gingersnaps and lemon juice.
• 12 heat at slow simmer until sauce is heated through.
• 13 sauce should have a sweet and sour taste.
• 14 add more salt and pepper if you wish at this point.
• 15 pour sauce over cabbage rolls and cover baking pan.
• 16 bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 2 hours.
• 17 notes:.
• 18 this dish can be frozen before baking, then thawed and baked when needed.
• 19 you could also divide this recipe and freeze half the rolls and sauce for another meal.