Authentic Polish Golumpki (Stuffed Cabbage)

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1. 1Step 1: Cook your rice, but halve the cooking time.
2. 2Step 2: While it cooks, mince your onion and your rosemary.
3. 3Step 3: Add your onion to a hot pan, then 1/2 tsp of salt. Let it sweat for about 5 minutes on medium-low heat. Add your rosemary. After 3 minutes, remove from heat.
4. 4Step 4: Core your cabbage, so that when you cook it, the leaves will fall off.
5. 5Step 5: Put your cabbage core down into a large pot. Cover it with water, then bring to a boil. Salt your water heavily (~2 tbsp).
6. 6Step 6: When the first leave starts to detach itself from the cabbage, remove it delicately using thongs.
7. 7Step 7: Wait for the second leave to detach itself, then remove it.
8. 8Step 8: Repeat this step until all the leaves have fallen off!
9. 9Step 9: To a mixing bowl, add your ground meat, your cooked rice, your cooked onion, your remaining salt and your pepper. Hand-mix until combined.
10. 10Step 10: Preheat your oven to 180°C.
11. 11Step 11: Place some of your holed or too small leaves on the bottom of a large rectangular baking dish.
12. 12Step 12: Choose a leave without holes and large enough. Slice off a part of the thick central vein; it will make it easier to roll.
13. 13Step 13: Insert some filling (from 1 and 1/2 tbsp to 2 and 1/2 depending on the size of the leave) towards the bottom part of the leave, then roll: start by folding the bottom, then the sides.
14. 14Step 14: Repeat the process until you run out of filling!
15. 15Step 15: Add your broth over your stuffed cabbages.
16. 16Step 16: Cover your filled baking dish with the remaining holed leaves, so that the rolls don't burn.
17. 17Step 17: Put your dish into the oven and let it cook for 45 minutes.
18. 18Step 18: While the stuffed cabbages cook, make your sauce!
19. 19Step 19: Add your butter to a medium saucepan, and allow it to melt on medium heat. Add your garlic, your tomato paste: let it sizzle for 1 to 2 minutes, careful not to let the garlic burn.
20. 20Step 20: Add the passata, the allspice berries, the peppercorns, the bay leaves, the stock and some salt. Let it simmer on low heat for about 20 to 30 minutes.
21. 21Step 21: After 45 minutes, remove your cabbages from the oven. Using thongs, place 3 small rolls, or 2 big, per plate.
22. 22Step 22: Add a generous amount of tomato sauce on top of the cabbages.