Start by cutting a large cabbage placed in an oven bag; make sure to cut it superficially into 4 equal parts.
Pour in the hot water, close the oven bag and let the cabbage soak for 30 minutes.
In a large skillet over medium to low heat, add a drizzle of olive oil.
Add the medium onion, diced, and sauté until lightly golden brown.
Next, add the ground beef and stir well until golden brown.
Add the white rice, the water and the tomato sauce.
Season everything with the salt, a pinch of black pepper, the smoked paprika, parsley to taste and stir everything very well for another 10 minutes.
Once you've done that and the cabbage has soaked, separate all of its leaves.
Then, take one of them and top it with some of the mixture we prepared.
Next, roll up the leaf into a cylindrical shape, then into a spiral.
Repeat this process with all the meat.
Now, line the bottom of a large baking pan with some of the cabbage leaves.
Add the cabbage rolls we prepared, the tomato sauce and cover everything with some more cabbage leaves.
Take to a preheated oven at 180° C (350° F) and bake for 25 minutes.
Serve.