Preparation :
Place the vine leave in boiling
salted water. At the same time, place the margarine and chopped onions into
another pan and saute until the onions are tender. Add 1 glass of water and the
washed rice. Cover and cook over moderate heat for about 10 minutes. Remove from
heat add the ground meat, salt, black pepper and chopped parsley, mix together
for about 5 minutes. Take a small amount of this meat and place it on the hairy
side of each vine leaf. Fold the leaf from both right and left, roll it as if
rolling a cigarette and then place in a deep pan. After having stuufed all vine
leaves, add enough water to cover up to the surface of the leaves. If desired
add 1 tablespoon margarine and the lemon juice and cook on moderate heat. When
the leaves become tender, remove from heat and serve.
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