Old Fashioned, Authentic, Hunky Halupki Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 lbs ground beef (mix what you like, beef, veal, pork combo is best)
• 2 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper (more than you probably think there should be)
• 1 teaspoon sea salt (to taste)
• 1 bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup long grain rice (rinse and soak the rice for about one hour, cooking in the halupki will do the rest)
• 1 medium onion (finely chopped onion )
• 1/2-1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder (to taste)
• 1/4 cup ketchup (optional)
• 1 (10 ounce) can tomato soup (optional)
• 1 quart sauerkraut (rinsed or not, depending how sour you like it)
• 2 medium onions, thickly sliced
• 2 medium cabbage
• 8 -10 bay leaves (laurel)
• 6 garlic cloves (coarsely chopped)
• 1 lb kielbasa
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (15 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, crush by hand (with liquid)