Stuffed Grape Leaves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground meat (meat loaf mix is great)
1 c. rice, cooked
1 medium clove garlic
1 medium onion
1 Tbsp. mint, crushed/powdered
salt and pepper to taste
1 jar canned grape leaves
1/4 c. lemon juice
1 c. water

Preparation

Add cooked rice, meat, grated onion, garlic, salt, pepper and crushed mint in a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
Remove stem from grape leaf; lay flat on plate.
Place a roll of mixture on bottom of leaf and roll.
Turn ends of leaf in and finish rolling.
Finished roll should be 3 x 3/4-inch roughly.
Place side by side in baking dish.
Add lemon and water.
Bake, covered, at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Makes about 20 rolls.
(For larger amount, rolls may be layered, but keep covered with water and lemon juice.
Great for parties.