Hi,
Cabbage Rolls or as we call them - Stuffed Cabbage
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1 large head of cabbage - the larger the better
4 cups of cooked rice
3 lbs. of ground sirloin or other 90% hamburger (less grease)
1 lb. of ground salt pork
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pepper
The night before:
Cook the cabbage whole in a large pot; not cooked enough so it's falling apart, but cooked enough so you can work with the leaves. Lots of water in the pot so it won't burn - after you finish that, drain and cool - then stick in the fridge.
Next day:
Cook the rice.
Saute' the salt pork.
Mix the ground hamburger, the rice and the salt & pepper.
Take one cabbage leaf at a time - fill 1/2 - 3/4 of the way full with the mixture, leaving enough room for the cabbage leaf to be folded around the mixture and the ends tucked under it. Repeat till you're done. Put in your choice of cooking pan/pot (see below), and pour the salt pork over and around it. If that's too much fat for you, leave the salt pork out - that's the way I was brought up making it.
There are two ways to cook these, in the oven or on the stovetop - either cooks well. If you're doing oven cooking, cover w/foil and check in an hour or so, oven temp @ 325 degrees.
In a large stove pot, place salt pork and a little bit of water on the bottom, layer cabbage till done - cook on medium (check to make sure it's not boiling, but just simmering), turn it down if you need to - takes about an hour.
Variations:
You can also put marinara in w/the cabbage, adding chunked veggies to it.
Make a mixed-dish, I've done stuffed cabbage, stuffed peppers (red and green bell, stuffed tomatoes (just hollow out the middle) and stuffed squash (zucchini and summer), all at the same time. For that I definitely use sauce. And leave out the salt pork. I actually usually do it this way, but I was brought up with just the stuffed cabbage. I just added to it. For that, you'll have to increase the hamburger and rice mixture, a LOT, depending on how much you're making, but if you have some leftover - just roll it by itself into balls and stick it in w/the rest.
I hope this is what you meant. Not sure about the ham rolls - can you describe them?
Hugs,
Kat
PS: OK, now I'm hungry!!!!!!!!!! lol