Savory Armenian Dolma Rolls

An original meat holiday dish that guests will love! Armenian dolma is distinguished by a large number of fragrant herbs and the presence of a very tasty sauce based on sour cream with cucumber, garlic and herbs. These meat rolls fly off the table at the speed of light, they are so delicious!
cook time: 2h 30 min
Chloe Benton
Savory Armenian Dolma Rolls

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

79
Calories
4g
Fat
5g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

Basic:

grape leaves 400 g
Water 2 l

Ground meat:

Beef 1 kg
Pork 300 g
Onion 600 g
Rice 220 g
Garlic 50 g
Parsley 10 g
Dill 10 g
Tarragon, tarragon 4 tbsp
Basil 4 tbsp
Mint 1 tsp
Paprika 1 tsp
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Sauce:

Sour cream 250 g
cucumbers 1 pc
Garlic 1 clove
Dill 10 g
Ground coriander 0.5 tsp
Salt to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make Armenian tolma? First, prepare the ingredients for the filling. The meat is required without bones, only pulp. Instead of meat, you can use store-bought minced meat in the same proportions, but it is advisable that it contains a minimum amount of fat.

Step 2

Step 2
Rinse the rice thoroughly until the water is clear and dry.

Step 3

Step 3
Peel the onion and garlic. Cut the onion into pieces.

Step 4

Step 4
Wash the beef, dry it and cut into medium pieces.

Step 5

Step 5
Also wash the pork meat and cut into pieces.

Step 6

Step 6
Pass both types of meat, onion, garlic, dill and parsley through a meat grinder.

Step 7

Step 7
Add washed rice, dried basil, tarragon and mint to the minced meat.

Step 8

Step 8
Knead the minced meat thoroughly. Add salt and paprika and stir again.

Step 9

Step 9
Wrap the bowl of minced meat in a bag and place it in the refrigerator overnight.

Step 10

Step 10
Remove the grape leaves from the jar and rinse with hot water.

Step 11

Step 11
Place the sheet with the glossy side down and straighten it out. Place some minced meat on the wide part of the sheet.

Step 12

Step 12
Roll the sheet into a roll, tucking in the side edges.

Step 13

Step 13
Roll all the other rolls in the same way.

Step 14

Step 14
Place the rolls in a cast iron pan or cauldron.

Step 15

Step 15
Place several whole grape leaves on top. Place a plate on them. Pour in enough water to cover the plate.

Step 16

Step 16
Cover the pan with a lid and place on low heat. Simmer for about 1 hour or longer until done.

Step 17

Step 17
Now prepare the necessary ingredients for the sauce.

Step 18

Step 18
Wash the cucumber and grate it on a coarse grater. The peel, if it is not rough, damaged or bitter, does not need to be cut off.

Step 19

Step 19
Wash the dill, dry and finely chop.

Step 20

Step 20
Beat the sour cream with a fork. Add grated cucumber, dill, garlic, coriander and salt to the sour cream. Mix everything and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Step 21

Step 21
Serve dolma with sour cream sauce. Bon appetit!

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