Stuffed Cabbage Leaves

==Description==
Category:Persian Recipes
===Ingredients===
* 2 large onions, chopped 
* 5 tablespoons butter 
* 1 lb lean ground Beef 
* 2 teaspoons salt 
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper 
* 1 tablespoon Sugar 
* 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice 
* 1 tablespoon tomato paste 
* 1/2 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 
* 1/4 cup yellow split Peas 
* 1 head cabbage 
* 1/4 cup tomato sauce 
* 1/4 cup cream or sour cream (optional) 
===Directions===
* To make the 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 T 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. 
* To prepare 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 1T. 
* of butter and the remaining half can of beef broth,stir in the tomato sauce and pour over the stuffed cabbage. 
* Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. 
* Warm the cream or sour cream and spoon it over the cabbage before serving. 
===Other Links===
==See also==
Category: Persian Meat Dishes 
Category:Meat Dishes Category:Recipes
Category:Beef Recipes
Category: Boiled Cabbage RecipesCategory: Cabbage Side Dish Recipes
category:Lemon Recipes
Category:Mint Recipes
Category:tarragon Recipes
Category:parsley Recipes
category:lemon juice Recipes
category:beef broth Recipes
category:sour cream Recipes
category:cabbage Recipes
category:butter Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:tomato Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:cream Recipes
category:meat Recipes
category:dill Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:rice Recipes
category:Fresh Peas Recipes