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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. To prepare the grape leaves: Drain the jar and carefully remove the roll of leaves. Separate the leaves, rinsing them and stacking them (be careful not to tear them). Set aside. | 2. Chop the canned tomatoes finely (I process in a food processor). Combine the lamb, tomatoes and their liquid, rice, olive oil, scallions, and mint. | 3. Lay a grape leaf, vein side up with stem pointing toward you, on your work surface. Place a tablespoon of filling at the base of the leaf and roll up, tucking in at the sides to make a little bundle. (You want to roll it up tight enough so that it stays together but leave a little room for the rice to expand as it cooks). Repeat until all filling and/or grape leaves are used up, placing each bundle seam side down into a cooking pot. | 4. Squeeze lemon juice over the bundles, then add water nearly to cover. Place a small plate over the bundles to weigh them down (so they won't fall apart during cooking). Cover and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. | 5. Serve hot or cold. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
grape leaf	1	jar		-	-	-	-
lamb	1	lb	ground	1211.112	0.0	76.5677	97.9322
tomato	1	can		40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
grain rice	1	cup		-	-	-	-
olive oil	1/3	cup		636.48	0.0	0.0	72.0
green onion	2	bunches	chopped	-	-	-	-
mint leaf	3	cups	chopped	-	-	-	-
lemon	2			2.5617	0.8233	0.0972	0.0265

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.