Dolmades (Stuffed Grape Leaves)

Dolmades (Stuffed Grape Leaves) Ingredients

20 lg Grape leaves from a jar,	3 tb Currants
1/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons olive oil	3 tb Toasted pine nuts
1 c Finely chopped onion	1/2 c Chopped fresh mint
2 Garlic cloves, finely	Salt and freshly ground
1 Cinnamon stick	1 3/4 c Chicken stock
1/2 c Long-grain rice	1 tb Fresh lemon juice

Instructions for Dolmades (Stuffed Grape Leaves)

Rinse each of the grape leaves well, snip off the stems and pat dry. Set aside, stacked on a plate and covered with plastic wrap. In a skillet heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over moderate and cook the onion until soft. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add the cinnamon stick and the rice, stirring to coat and combine. Stir in the currants, pine nuts, mint, salt, pepper and 1/2 cup of the chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and cook until all of the liquid is evaporated, stirring occasionally. Remove the skillet from the heat, remove the cinnamon stick and discard. Allow to cool completely. Place a grape leaf smooth side down with the stem end toward you on the work surface. Place a tablespoon of the cooled rice filling near the stem end and fold in the sides of the leaf over the filling. Beginning with the stem end roll up the leaf, not too tightly because the rice will continue to absorb liquid and expand in the next cooking step. Repeat process for remaining grape leaves. Transfer the dolmades to a skillet just large enough to contain all of the dolmades in a single layer. In a bowl combine the remaining chicken stock and olive oil with the lemon juice. Pour the liquid over the dolmades, adding additional water if necessary to just barely cover with liquid. Bring the liquid to a simmer and cook, covered, until tender when pierced with fork, about 30 minutes. Remove skillet from heat, uncover and allow to cool. Serve warm, at room temperature or cool. Yield: 20 dolmades Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8901 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #651 by "Angele and Jon Freeman" on Jun 30, 1997

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Uncategorized

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Chicken Stock	Cinnamon	Garlic	Lemon
Mint	Olive Oil	Onion	Pine Nut
Rice	Salt

Stuffed Chicken Olive oil Garlic Onion Pine Nuts Rice Grape Lemon

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This is time consuming but the praise you get from your guests is worth the effort.

promfh
on Oct 26 2005 12:28AM

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