12 large cabbage leaves
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup cooked rice
1 6 ounce can tomato paste
3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon leaf thyme
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Wash cabbage leaves. Boil 4 cups water. Turn off heat. Soak leaves in water for 5 minutes.
Remove, drain and cool. Combine ground meat; rice, salt, pepper, thyme, nutmeg and
cinnamon. Place 2 tablespoons meat mixture on each leaf and roll firmly. Stack in electric
slow cooker. Combine tomato paste and water; pour over stuffed cabbage. Cover. Cook on low
setting for 8 to 10 hours. Makes 12 rolls.