1. Remove grape leaves from the jar and open up leaves into casserole dish or equivalent. Unroll somewhat and pour over some cool tap water to soak a little. 2. Meanwhile sauté onions and celery in 1 tablespoon butter, until soft. 3. In a large bowl add ground beef, onion and celery, rice, mint, parsley, pine nuts if using, sea salt & freshly ground pepper to taste, mix well. 4. Remove one leaf (the bigger the better) and place onto a flat surface; with the shiny side down. 5. Place a small amount of the filling toward the stem side of the leaf and then roll up (you may see a demo of how to here, http://www.food.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=250725 yet I like to remove the stem if they are not already removed). 6. Add a dash olive oil to the bottom of a pot and line with some of the riped or not so good looking grape leaves. Place the finished dolmas one by one in a single close to each other layer in the pot. Make the next layer in the opposite direction and so on. 7. Add chicken stock, juice of the lemon and remaining tablespoon of butter. 8. In order to prevent the grape leaves from opening up during cooking, place a small plate on top of the grape leaves and press down. 9. Then cover and bring to a boil. 10. Lower heat and simmer covered for about 1 hour. 11. While cooking make the Yogurt Sauce. To do this mix the Yogurt sauce ingredients well and add sea salt to taste. 12. Serve dolmas warm spooning sauce on top as desired. 13. Enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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