Cabbage Rolls in Tomato Sauce (holubtsi)

Ingredients

• 12 cabbage leaves
• ½ cup onion
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• ½ cup milk
• 1 lb ground beef
• ¾ cup rice
• 1 egg

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Put the cabbage into a pot of boiling water, cover, let sit for three minutes, then drain.
3. Combine the ground beef, milk, egg, rice, onion, pepper, and salt.
4. Divide into twelve portions.
5. Place 1 meat portion on each cabbage leaf.
6. Roll the leaf around the filling and fasten with a toothpick.
7. Place the rolls in a baking dish.
8. Combine the tomato paste, tomatoes, sugar, water, and vinegar, then pour over the cabbage rolls.
9. Cover the baking dish, and bake at 350°F (175C) for 40 minutes.
10. Remove the cabbage rolls from the pan, and take out the toothpicks.
11. Place on the serving dish.
12. Add the cornstarch and water to the sauce mixture and stir together.
13. Warm, if needed, to allow the cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce.
14. Pour the completed sauce over the rolls on the serving dish.
15. Garnish as desired and serve.