Rice-Filled Grape Leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3/4 cup long-grain white rice
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1/3 cup tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves or fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup dried currants
- 1 clove garlic, mashed or minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning mix or dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 jar (8 oz.) grape leaves
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- In a 2- to 3-quart pan over medium-high heat, frequently stir oil and onion until onion is limp, 7 to 9 minutes. Add rice and stir 1 to 2 minutes more.
- Add wine, 1/4 cup water, tomato sauce, mint, currants, garlic, Italian seasoning, and pepper. Mix and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until rice is almost tender to bite, 12 to 15 minutes. Uncover and let cool at least 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, rinse grape leaves, drain, and pat dry. Line the bottom of a 9- by 13-inch baking dish with 5 or 6 leaves. Reserve 5 or 6 additional leaves.
- With scissors, trim stems from remaining leaves. To fill each leaf, place underside of leaf up with stem end toward you. Shape 1 tablespoon seasoned rice filling into a 2-inch log across stem end of leaf. Fold leaf sides over filling and roll snugly. Fit filled leaves, seams down, in a single layer in leaf-lined dish. Cover with reserved leaves. Mix 1 cup water and lemon juice. Pour over rolls. Seal dish with foil.
- Bake in a 350u0b0 oven until liquid is absorbed, 30 to 45 minutes. Serve warm or cool.
- Nutritional analysis per roll.
olive oil, onion, longgrain white rice, white wine, tomato sauce, mint, currants, clove garlic, italian seasoning mix, pepper, grape leaves, lemon juice
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/rice-filled-grape-leaves (may not work)