Grandma's Grape Leaves Recipe by Frank Pantely
Cooking Instructions 1 Melt butter in a small sauce pan. 2 Mix together ground meat, mint, rice, salt, garlic powder and melted butter with hands. 3 Rinse off grape leaves and cut off stems. 4 Lay a grape leave out. 5 Put 1 1/2 tbsp of meat mixture on the top end of the leaf. 6 Fold ends inward then roll. 7 Layer bottom of pot with a layer of grape leaves (no mixture inside) before putting in the stuffed grape leaves so they don't burn the bottom layer when cooking. 8 Place the rolled grape leaf in the stock pot, be sure the seam is facing down. 9 After the bottom of the pot is filled, add 3-4 cloves of sliced garlic between each layer. 10 Continue layering until all meat and/or leaves are gone. 11 Fill pot with water till you can see it through the grape leaves. 12 Add 1 cup of lemon juice. 13 Place on the stove. 14 Put an inverted plate unsidedown with a mug filled with water on top, so they do not unroll. 15 Turn on to medium-low heat, but if you hear sizzling turn in down. 16 Let cook for 1 to 1.5 hours. 17 Remove excess water. 1 Melt butter in a small sauce pan. 1 Melt butter in a small sauce pan. 2 Mix together ground meat, mint, rice, salt, garlic powder and melted butter with hands. 2 Mix together ground meat, mint, rice, salt, garlic powder and melted butter with hands. 3 Rinse off grape leaves and cut off stems. 3 Rinse off grape leaves and cut off stems. 4 Lay a grape leave out. 4 Lay a grape leave out. 5 Put 1 1/2 tbsp of meat mixture on the top end of the leaf. 5 Put 1 1/2 tbsp of meat mixture on the top end of the leaf. 6 Fold ends inward then roll. 6 Fold ends inward then roll. 7 Layer bottom of pot with a layer of grape leaves (no mixture inside) before putting in the stuffed grape leaves so they don't burn the bottom layer when cooking. 7 Layer bottom of pot with a layer of grape leaves (no mixture inside) before putting in the stuffed grape leaves so they don't burn the bottom layer when cooking. 8 Place the rolled grape leaf in the stock pot, be sure the seam is facing down. 8 Place the rolled grape leaf in the stock pot, be sure the seam is facing down. 9 After the bottom of the pot is filled, add 3-4 cloves of sliced garlic between each layer. 9 After the bottom of the pot is filled, add 3-4 cloves of sliced garlic between each layer. 10 Continue layering until all meat and/or leaves are gone. 10 Continue layering until all meat and/or leaves are gone. 11 Fill pot with water till you can see it through the grape leaves. 11 Fill pot with water till you can see it through the grape leaves. 12 Add 1 cup of lemon juice. 12 Add 1 cup of lemon juice. 13 Place on the stove. 13 Place on the stove. 14 Put an inverted plate unsidedown with a mug filled with water on top, so they do not unroll. 14 Put an inverted plate unsidedown with a mug filled with water on top, so they do not unroll. 15 Turn on to medium-low heat, but if you hear sizzling turn in down. 15 Turn on to medium-low heat, but if you hear sizzling turn in down. 16 Let cook for 1 to 1.5 hours. 16 Let cook for 1 to 1.5 hours. 17 Remove excess water. 17 Remove excess water. More Recipes Grilled Pork Lemongrass Vermicelli | Bún Thịt Nướng Lemon Turmeric Chicken Salad Honey sriracha glazed salmon with quinoa salad Roasted Turbot Stuffed with Fresh Herbs and Lemon Crab Rangoon Stuffed Hawaiian Rolls Grilled Pork Lemongrass Vermicelli | Bún Thịt Nướng Lemon Turmeric Chicken Salad Honey sriracha glazed salmon with quinoa salad Roasted Turbot Stuffed with Fresh Herbs and Lemon Crab Rangoon Stuffed Hawaiian Rolls Garlic Parmeasan chicken and brocolli Easy Double Chocolate Brownies Chocolate muffins! 7up cake Roast beef Garlic Parmeasan chicken and brocolli Easy Double Chocolate Brownies Chocolate muffins! 7up cake Roast beef Homemade chicken noodle soup Pink Lady Spicy Lime Chicken Mexican Macaroni & Meat Country pork chop dinner Easy Double Chocolate Brownies Hashbrown Casserole Roast beef Better Brownies Sesame candy (ellu mitayi) Homemade chicken noodle soup Pink Lady Spicy Lime Chicken Mexican Macaroni & Meat Country pork chop dinner Easy Double Chocolate Brownies Hashbrown Casserole Roast beef Better Brownies Sesame candy (ellu mitayi)