Ingredients

* 2½ pounds chopped beef
* 1 onion, washed, chopped
* 2 heads lettuce, washed, cleaned
* 3 tablespoons butter
* Seasonings to taste

Instructions

1. Boil the whole heads of lettuce in salted water for about 10 minutes.
2. Mix the chopped onion in the chopped meat.
3. Remove the lettuce from the water and cut the heads in halves.
4. Shape the chopped meat and onions in the form of a round cake, and place in a baking pan.
5. Arrange the half heads of lettuce around it.
6. Season and add the butter.
7. Bake in moderate oven for about 30 minutes.
8. Then serve.