Unstuffed Cabbage

Name: Unstuffed Cabbage
Ingredients: 1/2 c. rice, cook 5 minutes, drain and reserve; 3 slices bacon, chopped; 1 large onion, chopped; 3/4 lb. hamburger; 1 tsp. salt; 1/4 tsp. pepper; 1 (28 oz.) can whole tomatoes; 2 Tbsp. brown sugar; 1/4 c. vinegar; 1/2 tsp. crumbled leaf thyme; 1 (2 lb.) head cabbage coarsely chopped; 1 bay leaf

12 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1/2 c. rice, cook 5 minutes, drain and reserve
3 slices bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3/4 lb. hamburger
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (28 oz.) can whole tomatoes
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 c. vinegar
1/2 tsp. crumbled leaf thyme
1 (2 lb.) head cabbage coarsely chopped
1 bay leaf

Directions

1

Cook bacon until crisp; drain; reserve.
2

Saute onion until tender.
3

Add hamburger and brown.
4

Add bacon, rice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.
5

In small kettle, put crushed tomatoes, brown sugar, vinegar, thyme and remaining salt and pepper.
6

Heat to boiling.
7

Arrange 1/3 of cabbage in a 3-quart dish; spoon 1/2 meat mixture over, then half of sauce.
8

Repeat, layering, ending with cabbage and sauce.
9

Poke bay leaf into center.
10

Cover and bake at 375° for 1 hour, or until cabbage is tender.
11

Remove bay leaf.