Dolmades
These delicious dolmades are really fun to make and serve with dinner. I like to serve them with Tzatziki sauce.
Ingredients
1 jar grape leaves
2 lbs lean hamburger (can use any kind of ground meat or fish)
1 cup uncooked, washed rice
1 lg. onion, thinly sliced
1/2 bunch Italian parsley, chopped finely
1 tbsp dill
1 tbsp basil
2 tsp lemon zest
Salt & pepper to taste
Chicken Stock
Small can of tomato paste
Instructions
1
In a large bowl, mix hamburger , rice, chopped onions, parsley, basil, dill and lemon zest.
2
Using the grape leaf with the vine or rough side facing up, place a small handful of meat mixture on the leaf at the top where the stem was. Fold down top of leaf over meat once and then fold in the sides of the leaf and continue to roll.
3
Place rolled Dolma (grape leaves) with the ends underneath in the pot. After you have completed one layer of Dolma,
4
Continue rolling the leaves until you have finished using all the meat mixture. You should have approximately 3 layers.
5
Mix 2 cups of chicken stock with the tomato paste. Pour the mixture over the prepared dolmas and add additional chicken stock to completely cover the dolmades.
6
Cook on a medium heat until it starts to boil, then turn down heat so that it continues to simmer for approximately 40 minutes.
7
Check pot occasionally to make sure it hasn’t boiled dry. If needed, add additional chicken stock.
8
When it is finished cooking the grape leaves will be soft enough to cut with a fork.
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