Stuffed Grape Leaves – Dolma with Lemon

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Meatball mix

1. 1
   Mix the ground meat with the onion, the parsley, the cumin, the paprika, the rice, the lemon juice, part of the olive oil, the salt and the black pepper until evenly combined.

To assemble

1. 2
   Rinse the grape leaves and lay them on a towel to dry.

   Kitchen towel
2. 3
   Place a little of the mixture in the center of each leaf, fold in both sides and roll up.
3. 4
   Arrange the rolls tightly in a wide pot, seam side down.

   Wide, shallow pot
4. 5
   Mix the stock, lemon juice and rest of the olive oil and pour over the rolls.
5. 6
   Set an inverted plate on the rolls so they don't come apart while cooking.

   💡The plate keeps the rolls packed and whole while cooking, so they don't float or open.
6. 7
   Bring to a boil. Turn down the heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes, until the rice and meat are done.

   ⚙ SimmeringStoveLid

   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
7. 8
   Serve hot with yogurt.