Dolmathes
Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Preparation Time: 1 hr
Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground lamb
- 2 large onions (grated)
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley (minced)
- 1/2 cup long grain rice
- 2 egg whites (save yolks for sauce)
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint
- 1 lb grape leaves
- 2 quarts chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 cups chicken broth or 3 cups lamb broth
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
Recipe
- 1 mix lamb, onions, parsley, rice, egg whites and mint.
- 2 rinse, drain, and separate grape leaves.
- 3 cover bottom of saucepan with leaves to make rolling easier.
- 4 place one teaspoon filling on bottom of leaf.
- 5 fold over, fold in sides, and roll up.
- 6 repeat until all filling is used.
- 7 place closely together in layers (first one direction, then the other) in saucepan.
- 8 add 2 quarts of broth to cover rolls.
- 9 put small plate over rolls to hold down.
- 10 cover and simmer gently for one hour.
- 11 remove rolls to serving platter.
- 12 make the sauce:.
- 13 in a sauce pan, mix cornstarch with small amount of broth until smooth.
- 14 slowly add remaining broth while stirring.
- 15 add lemon juice.
- 16 beat 2 eggs and 2 reserved egg yolks.
- 17 slowly add egg mixture to broth, continuing to stir.
- 18 stir over low heat until thickened.
- 19 serve over rolls.
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