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Fill a large pot with salted water and bring to a full boil.
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Cook cabbage, covered, at medium heat for 15-20 min.
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Peel leaves away carefully and stack them.
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Put sauce in pan, add in approximately 1/2 jar water or possibly more if needed and cook very slowly over low heat.
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Add in garlic to sauce and season to your taste with salt and pepper.
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Combine grnd beef, rice, onions, Large eggs, salt and pepper together.
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In large roasting pan, cover the bottom with a few the cabbage leaves.
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Fill each of the cabbage leaves which you have with the mix of grnd beef, rice, onions, etc.
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Roll up each leaf, turning in sides to make a packet which is like an egg roll.
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Lay each one open side of leaf facing down on the bottom.
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Place a layer of cabbage leaves on top of each layer to separate the layers, then layer again with more cabbage rolls.
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Continue till all ingredients are used.
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Cut bacon and layer on top of each layer.
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Pour sauce on top, only filling up half of the pot since the golumpkies will add in liquid.
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Sprinkle salt, pepper and garlic on top and bake at 300-325F about 2 1/2 to 3 hrs, basting every hour, adding more sauce if required.
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Serves a Hungry Crowd!
