Alain's Cabbage Rolls

Name: Alain's Cabbage Rolls
Ingredients: 2 lbs lean ground beef; 2 eggs, well beaten; 1 teaspoon pepper; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce; 3 teaspoons soy sauce; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 large onion, minced; 14 cup chopped chives; 1 large green cabbage; 12 cups boiling water; 2 (5 1/2 ounce) cans tomato paste; 14 cup prepared mustard; 1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes; 1 cup brown sugar; 12 cup barbecue sauce; 1 cup ketchup; 12 cup white vinegar

18 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

2 lbs lean ground beef
2 eggs, well beaten
1 teaspoon pepper
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
3 teaspoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, minced
14 cup chopped chives
1 large green cabbage
12 cups boiling water
2 (5 1/2 ounce) cans tomato paste
14 cup prepared mustard
1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 cup brown sugar
12 cup barbecue sauce
1 cup ketchup
12 cup white vinegar

Directions

1

Mix beef, eggs, pepper, garlic, Tabasco sauce and soy sauce.
2

Heat oil in a large pan; saute onion and chives until translucent.
3

Add beef mixture in batches, and cook until no longer pink.
4

Set aside.
5

Remove core from cabbage; place head in large pot with 12 cups boiling water.
6

Cover and steam until leaves separate easily, 5-7 minutes.
7

You may have to repeat this process several times; continue until you have 12 leaves.
8

Place 1/4 cup meat mixture into a leaf, fold in both ends then both sides, and place in large casserole dish, seam side down.
9

Continue until all leaves are used.
10

SAUCE: Slowly heat the tomato paste; add remaining ingredients, Pour over rolls, cover and cook at 350F for 4 hours.
11

Uncover for the last half hour of cooking.
12

Makes 12 servings.