Vegetarian Mushroom and Brown Rice Dolmas

• 1- 3/4 pounds, 1/4 ounces, weight Mushrooms (I Used Portobello)
• 1 whole Onion, Peeled And Quartered
• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 cup Uncooked Brown Rice (soaked In Water For 1 Hour)
• 1 cup Water
• 1/2 teaspoons Paprika
• 1 teaspoon Dry Thyme
• 1/2 teaspoons Ground Coriander
• 1/4 teaspoons Ginger Powder
• Sea Salt, to taste
• Ground Pepper To Taste
• 1/2 cups Chopped Fresh Parsley
• 50 leaves Grape Leaves
• 3 leaves Bay
• 3 Tablespoons Tomato Paste

1. For the filling:
2. Grind the mushrooms and onion in your food grinder according to manufacturers instructions.
3. Then set this aside.
4. (You can use you food processor if you dont have a food grinder).
5. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
6. Add the mushroom and onion paste into the saucepan and saute for 10 minutes.
7. Add the rice (first drain off the water that youve been soaking it in) along with an additional 1 cup of fresh water.
8. Stir and let the mixture boil for 10 minutes or until almost all of the excess liquid is absorbed.
9. It doesnt need to be cooked, it just has to absorb all of the excess water.
10. Add the dry spices and salt and pepper to taste.
11. Remove from heat and add chopped parsley.
12. Let it cool for 10 minutes.
13. For the wrappers and assembly:
14. Preheat oven to 392F .
15. Separate the grape leaves.
16. Make the rolls by adding about 1 tablespoon of filling into the middle of each leaf and rolling it up burrito style.
17. Set the assembled rolls aside and repeat until you run out of filling.
18. Take a large oven safe pot or Dutch oven and line the bottom of the pot with some grape leaves.
19. Put the assembled rolls into the pan on top of the grape leaves.
20. Arrange them around the pan until the pan is full.
21. Add the bay leaves.
22. Cover with the remaining grape leaves.
23. Add water until all of the rolls are covered.
24. Place in oven at 392F for 1 hour.
25. Check every 20 minutes and add more water if necessary.
26. At 15 minutes before its ready, stir in the tomato paste and finish cooking.
27. Serve!

weight mushrooms, onion, olive oil, brown rice, water, paprika, thyme, ground coriander, ginger powder, salt, ground pepper, parsley, grape leaves, tomato paste

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/vegetarian-mushroom-and-brown-rice-dolmas/ (may not work)