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Honored Contributor
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great advice BlingQueen my friends mom taught me that method and I can't believe how easy it is to freeze and defrost leaves do come off the core like magic!
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I wash the cabbage, cut it around the core and put in microwave for a minute. Pull off the leaves that are soft, and repeat

Mix cooked rice & raw hamburger, pepper mixed with V8 low-sodium or some time of tomato sauce, wrapped it in cabbage leaf, topped with more tomato type sauce and bake for 45 minutes to hour until ground beef is cooked.

It's all to taste (aka: whatever is in kitchen). DH likes slightly more beef than rice.

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I also freeze the cabbage after I core it and the leaves do fall right off. I make the stuffing - stuff the leaves and roll them then put them in the crockpot and cover with crushed tomatoes. No need to season any further than the seasoning in the meat mix. Cook on high about 6 hours.

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Google Barbara Walters' Mother's stuffed cabbage recipe - yummy, she uses chili sauce and grape jelly, instead of tomato sauce.

It won't let me link for some reason.

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Thanks for these recipes and tips, ladies. I LOVE stuffed cabbage, but since it's not really a traditional Southern dish, I've never made it. I might make a stab at it using some of your ideas; sounds like a perfect hearty fall dinner!