Grandma Milkas Sodoma, Croatian [cabbage Rolls]

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 large head of cabbage
• 2 (1 lb) bags sauerkraut
• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 1 large onion
• 8 garlic cloves
• 1 lb hamburger
• 1 lb seasoned lamb sausage
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• place cabbage in a large pot, if you take the time to core the cabbage it will be easier to remove the leaves.
• fill pot with water until the cabbage is floating. set temperature to low boil.
• finely dice the onion and the garlic.
• in a large bowl, combine rice,onion, garlic, hamburger, lamb sausage,salt, pepper.
• mix thoroughly, and form into two inch balls.
• carefully remove cabbage leaves,.
• with the bottom of the leaf towards you, place a ball on the leaf and roll leaf one comlpete roll, then tuck the sides of the leaf in and continue rolling.
• place all of the balls on a cookie sheet.
• when all of the balls are rolled, remove cabbage from water, save the water.
• chop up the remaining cabbage.
• you can either use the largest pot you have or a roaster oven, which is what i prefer.
• place bag of sauerkraut on the bottom, add all of the balls, place remaining bag of sauerkraut on top, add the cabbage you chopped up.
• pour in the water you saved from boiling the cabbage.
• set temp to low boil.
• cook for three hours, the longer it cooks the better it tastes.