Dolmades (stuffed Grape Leaves)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pint grape leaves
• 2 lbs ground beef (or 1 lb ground beef and 1 pound ground lamb)
• sea salt
• pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 onions, grated
• 2 -3 green onions
• 1/2 cup rice
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 1/2 cup dill
• 1/4 cup butter
• 4 cups chicken broth

Recipe

• 1 rinse grape leaves with water and cut the stem. sauté onions with olive oil and add ground beef, pepper, and salt.
• 2 cook for a few minutes and then add parsley, dill, and rice. turn off heat.
• 3 place one teaspoon filling in center of grape leaf with the ribbed side up. fold bottom leaf up and then sides over the bottom, and roll into a narrow roll. line them in a baking pan and arrange dolmades in layers. warm up the chicken broth. pour over grape leaves. cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes. i prefer them served with tzatziki sauce.
• 4 see gyros for a good tzatziki sauce recipe.