Recipe for Grape Leaves Stuffed with Dill-Scented Rice 
All Recipes
Site Search Engine - Search Over 300,000 Recipes
Site Search Engine for Recipes

Yield:
1 servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1/2 cup Olive oil
2 lrg Onions, finely chopped
2 cup Long-grain white rice
5 tbl Fresh lemon juice
3 tbl Chopped fresh Italian parsley
3 tbl Finely chopped fresh dill
5 cup Hot water, (or more)
1 jar grape leaves, rinsed, drained, tough stems trimmed (32-ounce)
Instructions:
Instructions: Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions; saute until translucent, about 7 minutes. Stir in rice, lemon juice, parsley, dill and 1 cup hot water. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat.

Cover and simmer until rice is partially cooked and no liquid remains, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat.

Cover bottom of heavy large wide saucepan with some grape leaves. Place 1 large grape leaf on work surface. Spoon scant 1/4 cup rice mixture in center at widest part of leaf. Fold bottom of leaf over. Fold sides in.

Roll up. Place seam side down in pan. Repeat filling and rolling with remaining rice filling and grape leaves, stacking filled leaves atop one another in pan if necessary. Pour enough hot water over just to cover.

Place heavy large heatproof plate over stuffed grape leaves. Cover.

Simmer over medium-low heat until leaves are tender and rice is cooked through, about 1 hour. Using slotted spoon, transfer stuffed grape leaves to platter. Serve warm or cold with yogurt and lemon wedges.

Makes About 24.

Email this Recipe:
If you would like to email yourself the recipe for later use, or share the recipe with your friends or family, enter the email addresses below and this recipe will be emailed to you and others as well.

Your Name:
Your Email:
Email To 1:
Email To 2:
Email To 3:
  ... Grape Leaves Stuffed with Bulgur, Apricots and Mint   ::   Grape Leaves Stuffed with Rice   ...