Croatian Stuffed Cabbage Recipe

Ingredients (23)

• 5 small heads cabbage, cored
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 2 large onions, quartered
• 1 pound bacon, roughly chopped
• 8 cloves garlic
• 1 bunch celery, trimmed and roughly chopped
• 1 bunch parsley, stemmed
• 2 1/2 pounds ground chuck
• 2 1/2 pounds ground pork
• 2 1/2 pounds ground veal
• 2 cups uncooked rice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 tablespoon salt, to taste
• 4 large eggs
• 3 (32-ounce) jars or bags sauerkraut
• 56 ounces tomato puree
• 46 ounces tomato juice
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 8 cloves garlic
• Salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste