# Onion Dolma

Onion Dolma is a dish with onions stuffed with delicious seasoned beef and rice.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- pot
- tongs
- bowl
- pan
- knife
- fork

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ACwW3u/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a920ce0c-4ab9-4dfb-a0d9-233dc4758120
- Extracted: 2025-10-15

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