Dolmathes
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Dolmathes
Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground lamb
- 2 large onions (grated)
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley (minced)
- 1/2 cup long grain rice
- 2 egg whites (save yolks for sauce)
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint
- 1 lb grape leaves
- 2 quarts chicken broth
Directions
- 1 Mix lamb, onions, parsley, rice, egg whites and mint.
- 2 Rinse, drain, and separate grape leaves.
- 3 Cover bottom of saucepan with leaves to make rolling easier.
- 4 Place one teaspoon filling on bottom of leaf.
- 5 Fold over, fold in sides, and roll up.
- 6 Repeat until all filling is used.
- 7 Place closely together in layers (first one direction, then the other) in saucepan.
- 8 Add 2 quarts of broth to cover rolls.
- 9 Put small plate over rolls to hold down.
- 10 Cover and simmer gently for one hour.
- 11 Remove rolls to serving platter.
- 12 Make the sauce:.
- 13 In a sauce pan, mix cornstarch with small amount of broth until smooth.
- 14 Slowly add remaining broth while stirring.
- 15 Add lemon juice.
- 16 Beat 2 eggs and 2 reserved egg yolks.
- 17 Slowly add egg mixture to broth, continuing to stir.
- 18 Stir over low heat until thickened.
- 19 Serve over rolls.