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Armenian Stuffed Grape Leaves with Meat and Tomato Sauce

Delicate grape leaves stuffed with a savory rice and meat mixture

75 minutes6 servings
Armenian Stuffed Grape Leaves with Meat and Tomato Sauce
Photo: Armineaghayan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ingredients

Method

  1. 1. Rinse grape leaves and remove stems
  2. 2. In a bowl, mix rice, ground beef, lamb, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and cinnamon
  3. 3. Place a small amount of the mixture in the center of each leaf
  4. 4. Roll leaves tightly and place in a pot
  5. 5. In a separate pan, cook tomato paste with water and olive oil
  6. 6. Pour the sauce over the rolled leaves
  7. 7. Cover and simmer for 45-60 minutes
  8. Check that the ground meat reaches 71°C (160°F) throughout before serving.

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