Boil 8 cups of water with the 1/4 cup lemon juice. Take all the grape leaves out of jar and add to the hot water. Allow to rest in hot water 3 minutes. Add to cold water.

Sauté the rice and onion together with olive oil and butter, for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add hot water and let soak 10 minutes. Drain in a sieve. Line the bottom of pot wit a layer of grape leaves.

Gather the spices and meats.

Mix the meat, spices, and rice. Add the meat mixture to the leaves and roll them up. Make sure to remove the big stem.

Repeat and keep going. Put the meat just above the bottom. Fold upward folding the sides inwards like rolling a burrito.

Put on top of the leaves at the bottom of pot, with flap side down. Then repeat the process till done.

Set your last one in, with the broth on top. Cook 70-80 minutes, covered.