Golubtsy

Ingredients

 * 1 big head of white cabbage
 * 500 g minced meat
 * 300 g rice
 * 2 carrots
 * 3 tomatoes
 * salt and pepper to taste

Directions

 * 1) Boil the whole head of cabbage in a salt water during 20 minutes then peel off the leaves accurately.
 * 2) Boil rice in a salt water until it is almost ready.
 * 3) Grate carrots and chop tomatoes.
 * 4) Mix rice with minced meat and carrots and tomatoes.
 * 5) Put each leaf the inner side up.
 * 6) Place one tablespoon of prepared meat stuffing in the centre of each leaf.
 * 7) Roll leaves, covering stuffing from sides like an envelope.
 * 8) Put stuffed cabbage leaves with seam down close to each other on a frying pan.
 * 9) Add two tablespoons of tomato sauce or ketchup to 0,5 litre of water or broth.
 * 10) Add it,covering the bottom of the pan.
 * 11) Spread butter on top of each piece.
 * 12) Heat oven to 140°C (250°F).
 * 13) Bake golubtsy for an hour.
 * 14) Served with seam down, in a deep plate.
 * 15) Garnished with sour cream or sauce in which golubtsy were cooked.