Stuffed Grape Leaves

• I love stuffed grape leaves and no one makes them better than my mother-in-law. Here is her recipe, they are easy to make and full of flavor.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1 jar of grape leaves
• 2 cups arborio/round rice
• juice of 7 lemons
• 5 crushed garlic cloves
• 1 chopped tomato
• 2 stalks of celery finely chopped
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 stalks of celery cut in 3-5 inch pieces (leaves included)
• ⅓ cup chopped green onion
• salt and pepper
• 1½ tbsp chicken powder
• 1½ tbsp curry
• ¼ cup olive oil
  2 tomatoes quartered

• mix the rice, onion, celery, garlic, tomato, green onion, olive oil, and spices in a large bowl. add about half of the lemon juice and mix.
• Set aside a large pot. coat the bottom with olive oil and the put the big pieces of celery in the bottom and lay them flat, place 2 grape leaves on top of them to cover them.
• Take out the grape leaves and rinse them with water. One by one lay out each leaf, cut off the stem and stuff it with about 1 tbsp of the rice mixture. To roll them, fold in the sides and the roll up
• Place the grape leaves tightly together in rows. Once the bottom is filled pile them on top of each other. Add in the quartered tomatoes and spread them over the grape leaves
• Once finished, boil water and fill the pot just enough to cover the grape leaves and add the remaining lemon juice and salt. Cook on high until it reaches a boil. Then lower the heat and cook until most of the water is gone, about 40 minutes.
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