Ingredients

• 1 medium onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground fennel seed
• 1/2 cup rice, uncooked
• Cabbage
• 2 pounds chopped tomato
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1/4 cup chopped basil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
• Chicken stock (enough to cover cabbage)

Instructions

1. Saute onion in oil, add beef and cook out. Add spices and cool. Blanch cabbage leaves for 1 minute and shock in an ice bath. Lay leaves on flat board on table, place a spoonful of beef in middle with 1/2 teaspoon of raw rice. Roll loosely and place in pot. Combine sauce ingredients and bring to simmer. Pour sauce over cabbage, cover with chicken stock and simmer for 2 hours, Take out of pot and plate.;