Polish Comfort Food - Gołąbki

Among other things, I am of Polish heritage. And while there are some Polish dishes I would never go near (Boiled Tongue, Tripe and Vegetables...), I LOVE Polish food! Pierogi, Gołąbki, Kielbasa, Haluski, Babka, Pączki, Kołaczki... Some of these, I've yet to make, but one of my favorites is Gołąbki, or stuffed cabbage. They are an ultimate comfort food! Most Polish recipes do take a lot of work, but they are so very worth it! Here's my Gołąbki recipe. Enjoy!

Gołąbki (Polish Stuffed Cabbage)

Gołąbki

Ingredients
1 large head of cabbage (about 4 pounds)
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork
1 1/2 cups cooked rice
1 teaspoon salt
2 cans condensed tomato soup
2 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon season salt

Directions
1. Remove the core from the cabbage and place the whole head into a large pot filled with boiling water. Add 1 teaspoon salt to the water. Cover and cook 3 minutes, or until softened enough to pull off leaves.
2. Remove about 30 leaves and cut the large hard stem out. Chop remaining cabbage.
3. Brown pork and beef in a skillet, add cooked rice and mix thoroughly.
4. Place a heaping tablwspoonful of meat mixture onto each cabbage leaf. Tuck sides over filling while rolling up the leaf.
5. Place half the chopped cabbage into a large dutch oven. Fill with layers of cabbage rolls. Cover with remaining chopped cabbage.
6. Mix tomato soup, water and season salt together and pour over cabbage rolls.
7. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.