Recipe: Stuffed Grape Leaves 🔗

Ingredients 🔗

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 (16 ounce) jars grape leaves, rinsed and drained

Directions 🔗

Step 1 🔗

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in rice, parsley, mint, salt, pepper and lemon juice; mix well. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.

Step 2 🔗

Lay one grape leaf flat on a plate; spoon about 1 tablespoon of the filling onto the center of the leaf. Fold in sides of leaf over filling to enclose it completely; roll up from the bottom to form a small package. Place seam side down on a plate; repeat with remaining leaves and filling.

Step 3 🔗

Arrange stuffed grape leaves in layers in a large pot with tight fitting lid. Pour enough water over leaves to cover them completely; place a plate on top of the rolls to keep them submerged. Cover pot with lid and bring to boil over medium heat; reduce heat to low and simmer for 40 minutes. Carefully remove from pot with slotted spoon or tongs and serve warm or cold.

Preparation, cooking time and yield 🔗

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Yield: 24 rolls