Syrmi

Description
Stuffed vine or cabbage leaves

Ingredients

 * 500 g minced veal
 * 300 g minced pork
 * 1 bunch of spring onions
 * ½ cupful rice
 * 1 cupful yoghurt
 * parsley
 * mint
 * paprika
 * pepper
 * 30 – 40 vine or cabbage leaves
 * 100 g butter or half a cupful of sunflower oil
 * salt

Directions

 * 1) Fry the finely chopped onions in some of the oil and some water, stir the paprika and take off the stove.
 * 2) Add the meat, rice, pepper, mint and finely chopped parsley.
 * 3) Pour over warm salted water and simmer until the water has been absorbed by the rice.
 * 4) Scaled the vine or cabbage leaves with salted hot water and put 1 tsp of the mixture on each leave.
 * 5) Roll together and arrange in a saucepan, pour over ½ cupful of warm water and 1 tsp fat, close with a lid and simmer on a low fire.
 * 6) When ready, pour over the beaten yoghurt and melted butter with stirred in paprika.
 * 7) Serve with vegetables.
 * 8) The same recipe may be used for stuffed peppers, eggplants and zucchini.