Execution time: 1 time and 30 minutes
Portion: Family
Components
• 500 gr. vine leaves (fresh or frozen)
• 1 kg of minced pork
• 1 ripe tomato, grated
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 4 tbsp. tomato paste
• 150 g of glazed rice washed and drained
• 100 ml white dry wine
• Juice of 2-3 lemons
• Or bunch of parsley, finely chopped
• 1 pinch of dry mint
• 1 cube of vegetables dissolved in hot water
• Salt
• Cinnamon
• Pepper
Execution method
• Dip the vine leaves in warm water for a few minutes until they soften and change color.
• Then, take them out, drain them and set them aside.
For stuffing
• In a non-stick deep frying pan over high heat, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and sauté the minced meat until golden brown. We do not stir constantly.
• Once the minced meat is colored, transfer it to a bowl and set aside.
• Saute the onion in the same pan without cleaning it until it softens. Then add the garlic and continue sautéing for 1 minute.
• Next, add the minced meat to the pan and mix well.
Quench with the wine and allow the alcohol to evaporate completely.
• As soon as the wine evaporates, add the tomato paste, the grated tomato, the rice, the lemon juice, the mint, the cinnamon, the salt and the pepper.
• Cook over low heat, stir and simmer for at least 10 minutes until the rice absorbs a little liquid.
• Once our minced meat is done, add the parsley, stir and set aside.
For assembly
• Lay a few vine leaves on the bottom of a pan so that the cups do not stick.
• Take one by one the strong vine leaves, put them upside down (the one that is not shiny), with their wide side towards us and remove their stalk if they have any.
• Then, put 1 spoon of filling in their wide part, bring the sides of the sheet from above and wrap them in cylindrical rolls.
• Put them in layers in the pot, one tightly next to the other.
• Pour the broth into the cups so that it covers them.
• Cover the pan with foil and bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
• Uncover the pan and continue baking for 15-20 minutes.
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