Dolmades

Ingredients

• 60 grape leaves (typically 1 jar)
• ½ cup short grain rice
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup Greek olive oil
• 1 yellow onions finely chopped
• 3 spearmint leaves
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried Greek Oregano
• Water to cover/submerge rolled up leaves
• 3 lemons
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon flour
• ½ cup fresh parsley chopped
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. 1
   Remove stems from leaves (if on), rinse once & let sit in water for ~10 minutes. Rinse rice at least once.
2. 2
   Heat medium stock pot over med heat add ⅓ cup Greek olive oil, add chopped onions & sauté until translucent.
3. 3
   Add ground beef and break apart w/ spatula until brown, add diced spearmint leaves, dill, oregano about half way through, season with salt and pepper.
4. 4
   Remove from stove and cool as much as can, put into large bowl.
5. 5
   Layer bottom of the pot that the meat/rice mixture was in with leaves.
6. 6
   Place leaf vein side up and fill with spoonful of filling, fold & roll leaves.
7. 7
   Place stuffed leaf, folded side down in pot and fill.
8. 8
   Drizzle Greek olive oil, juice of 1 lemon over pot and add salt and pepper.
9. 9
   Put plate upside down to keep them in place and fill with water to cover stuffed leaves.
10. 10
    Cover, boil, once boils bring down to simmer for 30-40min or until water is mostly gone.