Stuffed Cabbage, Vegetarian IV

Ingredients

• Water
• 1 large head cabbage
• 2 to 4 tbsp. (1/8 to 1/4 cup) Vegetarian Chicken Fat or butter (I use butter)
• 1 large onion, peeled and sliced in thin rings
• 4 cups (1 quart, or 32 oz.) tomato juice
• 1 8-oz. can (1 cup) sauerkraut, undrained
• 1 pound vegetarian ground 'beef'
• 2 tbsp. butter, room temperature (or melted), optional
• 1 cup long grain white rice (uncooked)
• 1 large clove garlic, peeled and crushed in garlic press
• 1-1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1 cup water