Dolmades: Stuffed Vine Leaves
Dolmades: Stuffed Vine Leaves is a gluten free and dairy free hor d'oeuvre. One serving contains 164 calories, 9g of protein, and 9g of fat. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have eggs, parsley, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Instructions
In a bowl mix the raw ground beef, onion, oregano, parsley, mint, rice, salt, and pepper together.
Carefully, separate the vine leaves.
Place each leaf on a wooden board shiny side down, with its stem toward you. Put a teaspoon of the stuffing near the bottom of the leaf, fold the bottom and 2 sides to cover the filling, and roll tightly toward the tip of the leaf.
Place them in a casserole dish or pan and cover with several of the remaining grape leaves. Cover completely with stock or water and place in a preheated 350 degree F oven to bake for 1 hour, or until the rice and the leaves are tender and the juice absorbed.
Once the grape leaves are done, uncover them. Carefully pour any remaining liquid out of the pan into a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the lemon into the eggs and beat until frothy. Slowly whisk in the remaining broth from the grape leaves into the egg/lemon mixture. If it is done too fast, the eggs will curdle.
Pour the entire egg mixture over the grape leaves and let sit to warm.
Serve cold as a meze (appetizer) or warm as an entree.