Cabbage Rolls for New Year's Good Luck!!!

Holubtsi - Cabbage Rolls

 

We make these for New Year’s Day as “Good Luck”

¾ lb. Lean Hamburger                              1 Large Onion

2 cups Rice                                                 1 16 oz. can Tomatoes

6 slices Bacon                                            Salt & Pepper (about 3 tsp. Salt)

1-2 Cabbage Heads                                   Garlic Powder

½ cup Olive Oil                                           ¼ tsp. Dill

½ cup Vinegar                                            Ham Hocks

Cut core from cabbage and drop in pot of boiling water until leaves a little soft.  Chop bacon and sauté w/chopped onion.  Mix raw hamburger, washed rice, bacon and onions, salt & pepper, garlic powder & dill.  Line bottom of roaster with outer cabbage leaves.  Roll cabbage rolls LOOSE and put in roaster.  Put in ham hocks, tomatoes, oil, vinegar in & fill with water to top of cabbage rolls.  Cover with left over leaves (to prevent scorching).  Bring roaster to full boil on top of stove, then turn down for ½ hour on top of stove.  Then to oven at 325 for 2 ¼ hours.  Take lid off for ½ your if very wet.