Ingredients
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young beet leaf, washed,patted dry
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2 cups cold water
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1 cup rice
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1 onion, diced
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1/2 cup butter
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1/8 cup chopped dill (fresh is best, but dry dill-weed will work ok too, just use less as it's more potent)
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salt and pepper
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1 cup whipping cream or 1 cup sour cream
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1/4 cup fresh dill or 2 teaspoons dill weed
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1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place your clean beet leaves in a 200 degree oven or hot sun to wilt them.
- (if usiong the oven, don't forget them in there).
- Cook your rice in the 2 cups of water with the 1tsp salt.
- Fry the diced onion in the butter until soft, then add the dill.
- Add the onion/butter/dill mixture to the cooked rice.
- Add salt and pepper to taste, and mix well.
- Place 1 tablespoon of the filling onto a beet leaf, and roll up.
- Making sure your filling won't fall out.
- Place in layers into a casserole dish.
- Mix together the sauce ingredients until well blended.
- And pour over the beet leaf roll-ups.
- Bake at 300 for 1/2 to 3/4 hour.
- until the sauce is just bubbling at the edges.
- Enjoy!