Grape Leaves

Name: Grape Leaves
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 100 grape leaves (fresh is good, Orlando jar brand is good); 1 cup rice (Uncle Bens uncooked); 2 pounds ground lamb; 1 stick soften butter; to taste pepper; to taste allspice; 2 tsp salt; 1 lemon juice in mixture; 3 Tbl chicken bouillon (Lisa Marie chicken soup base); 1 lemon juice squeezed over at the end of cooking

annmarie.jacobs.3 @cook_3076335

Liverpool, New York

Grape Leaves

annmarie.jacobs.3 @cook_3076335

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Ingredients

100grape leaves (fresh is good, Orlando jar brand is good)
1 cuprice (Uncle Bens uncooked)
2 poundsground lamb
1 sticksoften butter
to tastepepper
to tasteallspice
2 tspsalt
1lemon juice in mixture
3 Tblchicken bouillon (Lisa Marie chicken soup base)
1lemon juice squeezed over at the end of cooking

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Steps

1

Wash grape leaves and cut stems off.
2

Mix lamb, spices, rice, spices and lemon.
3

Add soft butter and mix.
4

Place about 1 tablespoon of meat on the vein side of leaf. Squeeze meat in a line going across the width of leaf. Turn the sides of leaf in and roll up completely.
5

Use a pan that has strainer insert or a pan with a rack on bottom. Line grape leaves on bottom, layer by crisscrossing each layer.
6

In bowl dissolved 3 tablespoons of chicken bouillon in a approximately 8 cups water.
7

Pour water mixture of grape leaves to cover top layer, use an inverted plate to hold down rolls. I use a heavy cup on top of plate for extra weight.
8

Bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat and cook 20 to 30 minutes. Test by checking a roll for rice to be tender.
9

I add one squeeze lemon in water before removing rolls from pan. Drain and serve warm or cold. Enjoy!