| 1 | Several stems of fresh parsley additional freshly squeezed lemon juice grated or minced lemon zest for garnish wash and drain the rice. |
| 2 | Heat 3 tbl olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. |
| 3 | Add the yellow onion and saute until soft, but not brown, about 5 minutes. |
| 4 | Add ground lamb and fry with onion till done. |
| 5 | Transfer to mixing bowl and add the drained rice, ?cup of the remaining olive oil, green onions, parsley, mint, pine nuts, cinnamon, allspice, salt, and pepper. |
| 6 | Set aside. |
| 7 | Rinse the grape leaves under running cold water to remove as much brine as possible; pat dry and stack on a plate. |
| 8 | Place 1 leaf at a time, shiny side down, on a flat work surface. |
| 9 | Cut off and discard the tough stem end. |
| 10 | Spoon about 1 tbl of the rice mixture in the center near the base of the leaf. |
| 11 | Fold the stem end over to cover the filling; fold both sides inward, lengthwise, and then tightly roll leaf toward pointed tip end to form a compact packet. |
| 12 | Repeat with the remaining leaves and filling. |
| 13 | Pour about 2 tbl of the remaining olive oil in the bottom of a large pot and strew with a layer of parsley stems to prevent grape leaves from sticking. |
| 14 | Arrange the stuffed leaves, seam side down and almost touching on top of the parsley, making as many layers as necessary. |
| 15 | Drizzle the remaining 6 tbl olive oil the lemon juice and ?cup broth over the leaves. |
| 16 | Top with a heat-resistant plate and weight with a heavy can to keep leaves from unwinding during cooking. |
| 17 | Cover the pot bring to a gentle boil reduce the heat to low and cook until rice is tender about 1 hour. |
| 18 | During cooking add a little heated liquid as needed to keep dolmas moist. |
| 19 | Remove from the heat and cool in the pot. |
| 20 | Sprinkle with lemon juice to taste garnish with lemon zest and serve at room temperature. |
| 21 | Food & wine rt [*] category 6, topic 10 message 32 mon mar 16, 1992 r.taule [reetz] at 02:36 est mm by qbtomm and sylvia steiger, genie the.steigers, ci$ 71511,2253, gt cookbook echo moderator, net/node 004/00 |
