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🍽️ Traditional Grape Leaf Rolls

335 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil.
  2. 2. Carefully separate the grape leaves from each other one by one.
  3. 3. Parboil the grape leaves for about 8 minutes.
  4. 4. Remove the leaves with a slotted spoon and let them drain.
  5. 5. Rinse the rice in a sieve under cold water.
  6. 6. Shake the rice in the sieve until it is well dried.
  7. 7. Peel the onions and grate them into a bowl.
  8. 8. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a pan.
  9. 9. Briefly fry the pine nuts and currants in the pan.
  10. 10. Add the rice and grated onions to the pan.
  11. 11. Fry everything over medium heat until the mixture becomes translucent.
  12. 12. Stir in 3/8 liter of water, salt, and pepper.
  13. 13. Let the rice filling simmer covered for about 15 minutes until almost cooked through.
  14. 14. Rinse the herbs and shake them dry.
  15. 15. Finely chop the herbs.
  16. 16. Mix the herbs into the rice filling.
  17. 17. Place the grape leaves on your work surface.
  18. 18. Cut off the thick stems of the leaves.
  19. 19. Place 1 teaspoon of the rice filling on the wide side of each leaf.
  20. 20. Fold the wide side of the leaf over the filling.
  21. 21. Fold the right and left sides of the leaf inward.
  22. 22. Roll the leaf tightly towards the tip.
  23. 23. Place the rolls with the seam side down in a pot with a wide bottom.
  24. 24. Drizzle lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of oil over the rolls.
  25. 25. Place an upside-down plate on the rolls to weigh them down.
  26. 26. Pour in enough hot water to cover the rolls completely.
  27. 27. Simmer the rolls over low heat for about 1 hour.
  28. 28. Remove the pot from the stove and let the rolls cool in it.

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