Onion Dolma

45 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Grab some onions, cut off the ends, peel them and give them a slice, making sure not to cut all the way through.
  2. 2Drop the sliced onions into boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes.
  3. 3After boiling, transfer the onions into ice water.
  4. 4Carefully peel off the layers of the onions, keeping them intact.
  5. 5For the filling, combine ground beef, rice, tomato paste, pepper paste, salt, pepper, allspice, parsley, and mint in a bowl and mix.
  6. 6Grab a piece of the onion, add about a tablespoon of the filling, and roll it up.
  7. 7Continue filling and rolling the rest of the onion layers.
  8. 8In an oiled pan, arrange all the stuffed onions seam side down, fitting them snugly.
  9. 9Top with a little tomato sauce, a bit of tomato water around the sides, and a squeeze of lemon.
  10. 10Simmer for about 45 minutes until the rice is fully cooked.

Ingredients

  • 4 medium onions
  • 1 lb ground beef or lamb
  • 0.5 cup rice
  • 2 Tb pepper paste
  • 2 Tb tomato paste
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 0.5 tsp all spice
  • 0.25 cup chopped parsley
  • 0.25 cup chopped mint
  • 0.5 cup tomato sauce or puree
  • 1 lemon
  • olive oil
  • 1 cup water

Equipment

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Tips

  • Make sure to not go all the way through when slicing the onion.
  • Carefully peel off the layers of the onion, keeping them intact.
  • You want the water about halfway up the onions when simmering.