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

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