Stuffed Cabbage Leaves

== Ingredients ==
* 2 large onions, chopped
* 5 tablespoons butter
* 1 lb lean ground beef
* 2 teaspoons salt
* ¼ teaspoon pepper
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 2 – 3 tablespoons lemon juice
* 1 tablespoon tomato paste
* ½ cup water
* 1 can beef broth
* 1 bunch parsley, chopped fine
* 1 bunch scallions, chopped
* 4 tablespoons dried dill
* 2 teaspoons dried tarragon (optional)
* 2 – 3 sprigs fresh mint
* 1 cup cooked rice
* ¼ cup yellow split peas
* 1 head cabbage
* ¼ cup tomato sauce
* ¼ cup cream or sour cream (optional)
== Directions ==
=== Filling ===
# Cook the onions in 2 tablespoons of the butter until golden.
# Add the ground beef and cook until brown.
# Reduce heat and add the lemon juice, sugar, pepper and salt.
# Mix the tomato paste with the warm water then add to the meat mixture.
# Add half of the beef broth.
# Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
# Saute parsley, scallions, dill, tarragon and mint in 2 tbsp of butter and add to the meat.
# Stir and simmer 10 minutes.
# Stir in the cooked rice.
# Boil the yellow split peas in 1 cup salted water for 15 minutes, drain then add to the mixture.
=== Cabbage leaves ===
# Separate cabbage leaves from the main stem and drop into boiling salted water.
# Boil for 3 minutes.
# Drain but be careful not to break or tear them.
# Spread the leaves flat,one at a time and fill the center of each leaf with 2 or 3 tablespoons of filling.
# Fold over the edges of the leaves and roll from the stem end toward the top of the leaf.
# If you need to you may remove the tough stems with a knife.
# When you use the smaller leaves 2 or 3 can be overlapped,filled and rolled up.
# Put the stuffed leaves in a baking dish.
# Warm the remaining 1 tbsp of butter and the remaining half can of beef broth, stir in the tomato sauce and pour over the stuffed cabbage.
# Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
# Warm the cream or sour cream and spoon it over the cabbage before serving.
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