Cabbage Leaves Stuffed with Meat and Rice from Corfu

ON CORFU, cabbage leaves are stuffed with equal amounts of rice and meat, flavored with pancetta, cheese and tomatoes.

This recipe is based on the description Ninetta Laskari gives in her book about her childhood years on Corfu, along with some of the history of the island. I first made this dish using the large blue-green leaves from the shoots that grow around the cabbage head. These leaves are similar to collards but somewhat thicker, and they have more flavor th