Golumpki casserole

5 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 pounds Ground Round or chuck
½ pounds Ground pork or sausage
4 tablespoons Salt pork
1 large Head of cabbage
2 larges Onions
3 eaches Cloves of garlic
12 eaches Mushrooms
6 larges Ripe tomatoes
2 eaches Eggs
½ cup Bread crumbs
16 ounces Tomato sauce
6 ounces V8 juice
3 eaches Strips of bacon

Directions

Cut the core out of the cabbage and put in boiling water for 15 minutes. Remove from pot and cool. Put diced salt pork in fry pan and add chopped onions, diced garlic and sliced mushrooms, cook until lightly browned. In a bowl add beef, pork, eggs, bread crumbs and onion mixture and mix well. In a Dutch Oven pan cover the bottom with some of the tomatoe sauce. Remove the leaves from the head of cabbage and place a single layer in the pot. Crumble the meat mixture between your fingers and drop onto cabbage leaves. Spoon on some of the tomatoe sauce and then put some slices of tomatoe, you can also put thin slices of onion if you wish. Place another layer of cabbage leaves on top of this layer and repeat the process ending with a layer of cabbage leaves.Place the uncooked bacon on top of the cabbage and cover. Place into a preheated 325 degree oven for 2 hours. Use the V8 juice to baste the casserole with to keep the top layer of cabbage moist. Remove and let set for 20 minutes before serving. Cut into serving pieces and serve.

For a real Polish meal serve with boiled potatoes, sour cream, rye bread and pickles.

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