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Stuffed Grape Leaves with Egg-Lemon Sauce

Name: Stuffed Grape Leaves with Egg-Lemon Sauce
Total time: 3 h 22 min
Yield: about 48 rolls, serves 8 as a starter or 6 as a main
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 375 g preserved vine leaves; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 500 ml light stock; 2 tbsp corn oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 500 g ground lamb; 250 g ground veal; 110 g short-grain rice; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 2 tsp mint, finely chopped; 1 tsp salt; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 40 g unsalted butter; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 375 ml chicken stock; 2 eggs; 1½ tbsp lemon juice; salt, to taste; white pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 1 bunch parsley sprigs; 1 lemon, sliced

Vine leaves wrapped around a lamb, veal and rice filling with parsley and mint, steamed slowly in stock and finished with a silky egg and lemon sauce. Also good cold without the sauce.

Yieldabout 48 rolls, serves 8 as a starter or 6 as a main
Hands-on1 h 30 min
Total3 h 22 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

375 gpreserved vine leaves
2 tbsplemon juice
1 tbspunsalted butter
500 mllight stock

Filling

2 tbspcorn oil
1onion, finely chopped
500 gground lamb
250 gground veal
110 gshort-grain rice
2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
2 tspmint, finely chopped
1 tspsalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Egg and lemon sauce

40 gunsalted butter
2 tbspall-purpose flour
375 mlchicken stock
2eggs
1½ tbsplemon juice
to tastesalt
to tastewhite pepper, freshly ground

To serve

1 bunchparsley sprigs
1lemon, sliced

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Celery
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Rice
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Onion
Carrot
Parsley
Mint
Black and white pepper
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Beef and veal
Lamb and mutton
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 4
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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