Instructions: Cut stems from leaves. Soak them in boiling water if they are fresh; wash them in hot water if they come from a jar.

Wash rice; mix it with the meat, parsley and onions.

Place small amount of mixture in grape leaves and roll.

Spread leaf on small plate, wrong side up and stem toward you. Put a teaspoon of filling in and start rolling from stem like a cigarette.

Place leaves in bottom of the pan. To prevent dolma from burning, put rolls of dolma side by side, two or three layers.

Place two cups water, cover and cook for half an hour or hour.

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