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