Stuff grape leaves with meat and rice
- 1 2/3 lb ground meat
- 1 lb pan sausage I used Odoms Tennessee Pride mild
- 1 stick butter
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 2/3 cup long grain rice
- 5 cup water
- 32 oz wet one pound dry grape leaves
- 4 quart water
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tbsp rosemary oil
- 1 tsp saffron threads
- 1 1/2 tsp marjoram
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dillweed
- 1 tbsp Hungarian paprika
- 29 oz tomato sauce
- 29 oz tomato puree
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp sweet basil
- 1 tsp whole leaf oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp granulated garlic powder
- Drain and rinse your grape leaves add to the pot of water with vinegar, sugar salt, boil 20 minutes then add baking soda it will bubble up stir well cover remove from heat.
- Cook your sausage add chopped onion ground meat and butter stir well
- After the meat is browned add spices crush the bay leaves up before adding
- After spices are in and stirred in well add the rice and water stir in well cover let simmer till water craters form stir once cover amd let sit 20 minutes
- Preheat oven 400 Fahrenheit
- While that is sitting make your sauce to a pot add sauce amd puree add salt, sugar, oregano, basil, and garlic.
- Stir bring up to simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally after 15 minutes cover remove from heat.
- Take two leaves put 1 and a half tablespoons of meat rice filling in center fold sides over to middle then roll from bottom to top keeping sides in repeat 47 times
- When all are rolled and on pan add sauce on top bake in oven 20-25 minutes
- Garnish if you like
ground meat, sausage, butter, onion, long grain rice, water, grape leaves, water, apple cider vinegar, white vinegar, salt, sugar, baking soda, bay leaf, thyme, rosemary oil, threads, marjoram, salt, paprika, tomato sauce, tomato puree, sugar, sweet basil, oregano, salt, garlic
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/359133-stuff-grape-leaves-with-meat-and-rice (may not work)