I love cabbage rolls. I buy the nicest, larges cabbage I can find. Peel off only the dirty outer leaves. Dunk the whole cabbage into rapidly boiling water for about a minute. Let it cool so you can handle it. Turn it core side up and carefully remove the core. Then peel the outer leaves away. Take the individual leaves and dunk them back into the pot of boiling water until they look limp. I do mine one at a time.
Remove with a slotted spoon onto a paper towel, cut out any hard woody veins, Stuff with about 3 Tbsp. stuffing and roll from the core side. ( I secure with toothpicks only if they are falling apart.) Place the seam side down in baking dish.