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The Greek National Opera’s bicentennial show goes on despite pandemic

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The Greek National Opera’s bicentennial show goes on despite pandemic

Dozens of museum exhibitions, theater productions, discussion panels and historical re-enactments were planned in Greece for this year to commemorate the bicentennial of the 1821-1832 Greek War of Independence.

But due to the coronavirus pandemic, mezzo-soprano Artemis Bogri and her fellow singers stepped onstage in an empty theater to perform the Greek National Opera’s new production of “Despo,” one of the events marking 200 years since the war that resulted in Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Empire and rebirth as a nation.

Greek soprano Artemis Bogri poses for the photographer Andreas Simopoulos before a rehearsal of “Despo-Greek Dances” Opera and dance performance in Athens, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Photo: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis.

With her sword raised but defeat certain, the title character in composer Pavlos Carrer’s 1875 opera chooses death over captivity, detonating ammunition stored in a fortress as Ottoman forces close in.

“Fire! Fire!” Bogri sang in Despo Botsi’s final moments as machine-generated smoke billowed out over the stage during a performance recorded for streaming-only events scheduled for May.

“I can tell you, that sword is real and it’s heavy,” the soloist chuckled after the show, still costumed in a headscarf, brocade waistcoat and wide-sleeved pleated blouse.

A cameraman prepares for the video recording of “Despo-Greek Dances” Opera and dance performance at the empty Greek National Opera in Athens, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Photo: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis.

“Artists prepare two or three months for a production and then take that work to an audience,” she said. “Now, we have to generate that energy with no one there. That’s not easy.”

Greece gained its independence after a grueling nine-year war. A century later, the Greeks were on the losing side in Asia Minor as modern Turkey was created out of the collapsing Ottoman Empire.

Greek soprano Artemis Bogri holding a sword, sings during a rehearsal of “Despo-Greek Dances” Opera and dance performance in Athens, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Photo: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis.

Bicentennial events intended to display Greece’s modern accomplishments have been postponed, scaled back or moved online because of the pandemic. National parades by school children set for Greece’s March 25 independence day holiday were cancelled on Friday amid the latest surge in COVID-19 infections.

Like the National Opera, other cultural institutions formed small work teams to salvage their celebration plans even as they faced acute financial pressure due to lockdown measures now in their fifth consecutive month.

Elton Dimrochi holding Elpida Skourou, dancers of the Greek National Opera Ballet, perform during a rehearsal of “Despo-Greek Dances” Opera and dance performance in Athens, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Photo: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis.

Actors and singers working on the production of “Despo” wore masks during most rehearsals, many driven by a stubborn resolve, Bogri said.

“It’s the creative arts that helped us keep going” during the pandemic, she said. “But the sad irony is that, after all this is over, there will be fewer of us left. A large part of the arts world will be swept away.”

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European Union backs Greece on return of Parthenon Marbles

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European Union backs Greece on return of Parthenon Marbles

As if Brexit tensions were not bad enough, Brussels has opened a new row with the UK by backing Greece’s long-standing claim over the Parthenon Marbles, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

When the UK and Greece were both European Union members, the bloc tried to remain above the fray and adopted a position of studious neutrality in the dispute.

However, a day after UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said the Parthenon Marbles were not being returned, the Greek EU commissioner announced it backed Greece’s claim.

Margaritis Schinas, European Commission’s Vice-President for Promoting the European Way of Life, has backed Greece on the return of the Parthenon Marbles.

READ MORE: Boris Johnson rules out return of Parthenon marbles to Greece.

“The Marbles belong in the Parthenon. In these difficult times, universal cultural heritage should uplift humanity, not divide it,” Margaritis Schinas, European Commission’s Vice-President for Promoting the European Way of Life, said.

The call was backed by former Labour Europe minister, Denis MacShane, who said on Twitter: “He’s Greek. [It’s] like asking a Brit official if Falklands belong to Argentina.

“Why are we so proud to defend a syphilitic looter? We made the Nazis hand back stolen art [and] sculpture after 1945.”

READ MORE: ‘Product of theft’: Greece urges UK again to return Parthenon marbles.

The 2500-year-old Parthenon Marbles are a long running sore point in Britain’s relations with Greece. In the lead up to Greece’s bicentenary celebrations of the 1821 Greek Revolution, Athens has reinvigorated its campaign to repatriate the fifth-century BC carvings.

Greece has long argued that reunification of the sculptures, displayed in museums across Europe but mostly in London, is integral to understanding the artworks in the context of the Parthenon.

READ MORE: George Clooney calls for the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald.

Clean Monday: Five traditions you need to know

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Clean Monday: Five traditions you need to know

Kathara Deftera, or “Clean Monday,” is the beginning of Lent among Orthodox Christians. The holiday is also the unofficial start of Spring for the Greek people.

From flying a kite to lagana and taramas, The Greek Herald takes you through the symbolism and origin of some of these Clean Monday traditions and customs.

1. Flying a kite / Koulouma:

Clean Monday is the day Greeks fly kites (which are symbolic of the Resurrection) and go on picnics outdoors. People typically believe that the higher the kite, the more likely God was to hear their prayers. 

Tradition dictates that Athenians go to Filopapou Hill to fly their kites. The hill, near the Acropolis, is usually shoulder-to-shoulder with kids and their families, mostly attempting to fly a kite despite the crowds. The atmosphere is always fun and festive, despite the sobriety of Lent.

2. Greek flatbread called Lagana:

The special characteristic of lagana is that it is prepared without the yeast and its flat. Greeks eat it on Clean Monday as it is related to the “help,” the unleavened bread that God sent to Jewish people for them to get out of Egypt.

From then on, it was imposed by Mosaic Law to be consumed throughout Easter. This mandatory law was in force until the last Passover when Christ blessed the bread.

Lagana. Photo: fournoskatsaros.gr.

3. Taramas:

Taramas or Taramasalata is an authentic Greek fish roe dip, which is popular during the Lent period. This dip consists of mashed potatoes, fish roe, olive oil, lemons, onions, and breadcrumbs. There are two types of tarama dip, the classic white one and the pink one, which is exactly the same recipe but in a pinkish color. 

4. The ‘Straw Gligorakis‘:

Popular legend has it that Gligorakis was a fisherman who turned his back to the sea and moved to live in the mainland. Contemporary anglers in Vonitsa condemn to date his act and punish Gligorakis every year on Clean Monday by making a fisherman figure of straw, tying it on a donkey and wandering it around the village. When the day passes by with singing and dancing, the men throw “Straw Gligorakis” in a boat set on fire to burn away in the open sea.

5. The custom of the “Aga”:

In the village of Mesta in Chios island, there is the tradition of “Aga.” This tradition originates from the Turkish occupation years. “Aga” was the name of the master of the area and he used to sit in the main square and judge the residents for their misconducts and crimes. The “Aga” used to define the appropriate punishment in compliance with the severity of the action.

Each Clean Monday, a man is dressed up as “Aga,” judges the resident’s actions and sets out their punishment. The amount of money, that is gathered from the “punishments” is offered to the Community Center of the village. All this of course happens in a humoristic way and entertains the visitors, as well as benefits the work of the center.

A Tale of Two Festivals: 200 Years of Liberty Foregone!

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A Tale of Two Festivals: 200 Years of Liberty Foregone!

By Zografos Zappas

As we scurry to the 25th of March 2021, the single biggest day in Hellenic history in 200 years, we are witnessing the truth about our divided community. Not even the celebration of our liberty, some of the greatest battles in history, battles that changed the course of history and the western world, can we sit at the round table and smoke the peace pipe.  

Today we have been told that the Independence Day March, that has been held every 25thMarch for over 30 years, has been cancelled. This is not the doing of the State Government, nor COVID, but of a failure of those bodies that represent our Greek communities that are failing us, that are failing our children and failing our Hellenic spirit and pride.

File Photo, The Greek Herald

This year is the most symbolic year of Hellenic Independence since 1821.We are a proud people, who fought and won freedom after 400 years of Ottoman Islamic rule. A victory that not only freed the Hellenic people and created the new Hellenic State, but also ensured the freedom of Europe from the Ottoman stranglehold. Battles that rewrote war strategy, generals who became heroes.

Yet, we are denying the just celebration as a united community, for reasons we do not understand or are not being told. We are denying our children and our schools from celebrating the history they need to be aware of. The history that will carry Greek language and culture onward and forward into the next generation and beyond.

At this time, in our history, everyone should be onboard, but we have a Greek Orthodox Community that is at best, dysfunctional, we have a disconnected National Committee, and we have no real major event to send a message to the world that we celebrate liberty, precious liberty!

At this time, we are the only country in the world that can celebrate this event. The only country which can have a street parade and celebration on the Opera House forecourt. We should be out in the streets, with our flags, our beautiful traditional dress, dancing and singing; telling the stories of our hero’s, and how precious liberty truly is.  

 A united Greek community with one simple objective. A united Greek community in Australian televised to the world to give our families in Greece, the diaspora around the globe, and our fellow Greeks our love and our celebration of Hellenic victory.

Our individual ambitions should be united under a common banner.  But this is being hampered by leaders with egos and self-interest, leaders who are not being true to the Greek community, leaders who must hand the batton to the next generation. We are witnessing the casual destruction of a Greek community that should be uniting under a common purpose – Hellenism.

READ MORE: Sydney cancels Greek Independence Day parade this year

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Where is the black-tie charity event with 1000 people to celebrate our liberty?  Where are the flags at the events being held? At the official launch last Friday at the Enmore theatre there was not one flag. Where is the literature to tell our fellow Australians about 1821 and its importance to Hellens around the globe? Where is the transparency that would have us know about the large amounts of money being received from the State and Federal Governments that funds the many events, including this year’s Hopewood Estate event.  

Greece is struggling with COVID, it is up to us to present to the world, but instead, we sit back as spectators to the greatest embarrassment, that is, the Greek community fragmented by ego. 

It is time we got serious about our community and held those that drive what they think is in the best interest of the community, accountable. In time, we must unite if we are to have a future.  Today, we must unite to show the Greeks around the world, that our liberty continues, that the Hellenic spirit will never die. Today, our leaders must throw their self interest in the fire, and rise above their egos to deliver Hellenic liberty to the world.

READ MORE: Opinion: A Tale of Two Festivals

Laconian Federation of NSW holds intimate 1821 celebrations

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Laconian Federation of NSW holds intimate 1821 celebrations

It was an intimate celebration of Laconian culture as the Laconian Federation of NSW held their commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821.

Originally planned to be held in the courtyard of Marrickville’s St. Nicholas Church, rainy weather forced the celebrations into the neighbouring hall.

MC and Laconian Federation Committee member Chris Apostolakos welcomed guests and honourable dignitaries to the celebration.

Present at the event was Konstantinos Giannakodimos, representing the Consul General of Greece in Sydney, the Hon Anthony Albanese, leader of the Labor Party and federal opposition, Hon Courtney Houssos, Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and President of AHEPA NSW Bill Skandalakis.

Photo: The Greek Herald

“Although we are at the other side of the world, we remember and we respect out proud heritage and the events of the 17th of March, 1821. Which, perhaps with the exception of the battle of thermpoloyae, is the most significant contribution of Laconians to the tapestry that is Greek history,” Chris Apostolakos said.

The honorary speaker at the event, Laconian Federation President Peter Kokkinakos, referred to the harrowing tales of the Laconians in one of the first battles of 1821, which took place seven days before March 25.

“We are here to honour the struggles and sacrifices of our ancestors. Not only the sacrifices of the Laconians but of all heroes from all over Greece,” said Mr Kokkinakos.

PMC and Laconian Federation Committee member Christopher Apostolakos. Photo: The Greek Herald

On 17 March 1821, war was declared on the Turks by the Maniates, who were a Greek group native to the Mani Peninsula, located in western Laconia.

It was on this same day where 2,000 Maniates, under the command of Petros Mavromichalis, advanced on the Messenian town of Kalamata. There, they united with troops under Theodoros Kolokotronis, Nikitaras and Papaflessas. Six days later, Kalamata was claimed by the Greeks.

“If we in the modern era cannot imitate them, let us at least remember them. Let us admire them and above all, be grateful for them,” Kokkinakos added.

“Let us acknowledge the fighters who gave us our freedom, let us acknowledge and honour the Greeks in the diaspora who showed a great national contribution to the struggle of 1821 and support of our homeland.”

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Kokkinakos’ speech was followed by a powerful re-enactment of the oath taken by the Maniates in commitment to the freedom of Greece. The re-enactment was carried out by Vasilis and his group of dancers.

To remember the historical events of the revolution of 1821, Anastasia Diasakou Anastasiadi, the Federations cultural adviser, spoke about the brave efforts of some of Greece’s most well known, and unsung, heroes.

The ensuing speech was by a well-recognised member of the Greek community, Fanis Nikolareas, who wrote a poem to commemorate the events of 1821.

Photo: The Greek Herald

Wreaths were laid by representatives of Greek community organisations, signalling the end to the formal presentations. From there, guests enjoyed a musical performance by Cretan performers, who sung the ‘Hymn of Mani’ and a series of dances by Vasilis and his group.

For one of the dancers, Aiden Haralambidis, this was his first performance after joining the group only recently, with his father, David, expressing his pride.

The event held at St. Nicholas Church was under the auspices of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia.

Aiden Haralambidis with his father, David. Photo: The Greek Herald

Sydney Olympic claim first NPL NSW win against local rivals APIA Leichhardt

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Sydney Olympic claim first NPL NSW win against local rivals APIA Leichhardt

“Forever Olympic” was heard echoing in the crowd at Belmore after Sydney Olympic FC claimed a vital home win against local rivals APIA Leichhardt.

Off the back of two losses, it was do or die for the Olympic players as they looked to claim their first win of the NPL NSW season.

Team captain Hagi Gligor was still out injured and did not participate in the weeks match, alongside Adam Parkhouse and goalkeeper Nick Sorras.

Match action during the PS4NPLNSW Men’s Round 3 match between the Sydney Olympic FC vs APIA Leichhardt FC at Belmore Sports Ground on March 13th, 2021 in Belmore, Australia. (Photos by loopii for Football NSW)

Following his incredible performance on Saturday, and the week prior on Sunday, Brendan Cholakian is becoming one of the league’s biggest threats. Cholakian linked up expertly with Jason Madonis, with the two combining for some early opportunities, yet were unable to score in the first half.

As the second half got underway, Olympic fans didn’t have to wait long before a goal was gifted by Tom Whiteside. Being given a free kick opportunity, Cholakian fired the ball into the goal box where Whiteside headed it into the net.

It was shots galore from Olympic yet APIA’s 41-year-old shot-blocker Ivan Necevski was in fine form, saving three crucial attempts by Madonis and Marley Peterson.

Match action during the PS4NPLNSW Men’s Round 3 match between the Sydney Olympic FC vs APIA Leichhardt FC at Belmore Sports Ground on March 13th, 2021 in Belmore, Australia. (Photos by loopii for Football NSW)

The match wrapped up 1-0 and left Olympic players singing back in their locker room.

Olympic coach, Ante Juric, expressed his pleasure in his team securing their first goal and win of the 2021 season.

“The boys worked super hard from defence to attack and we finally got on the scoresheet and got three points which is nice,” Juric said.

“The fans deserve a winning team and a good performance like we just put out for them.”

“We just keep working hard, that’s what we do as a team.”

“We’re a tight-knit team and we are just going to go out for another three points next week and start to climb the ladder.”

NSW breaks 55-day streak after quarantine worker diagnosed with COVID-19

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NSW breaks 55-day streak after quarantine worker diagnosed with COVID-19

A person who works in two NSW COVID-19 quarantine hotels and has already had their first-dose of the Pfizer vaccine, has come down with the virus.

The positive result was recorded after 8pm on Saturday, meaning the state’s virus-free run will end at 56 days.

NSW Health said in a statement the source of the Sydney worker’s infection remains unclear and testing of their close contacts is underway.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday told reporters the hotel quarantine worker had received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

Photo: AFP

“There are no risk-free responses when you deal with COVID-19, it is unrealistic and naive to think so … there are always vulnerabilities,” Mr Morrison said.

Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said there was a time lag between receiving the vaccine and its protection kicking in, particularly with the Pfizer jab.

“This is not a silver bullet that will fix everything right away,” Prof Kelly said.

“There will still be outbreaks, even as we go through this vaccination program.”

On this day in 1939, Greek composer Stavros Xarchakos was born

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On this day in 1939, Greek composer Stavros Xarchakos was born

Composer Stavros Xarchakos is one of the pillars of artistic folk music, along with Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hadjidakis. Now 80 years old, Stavros remains a revered composer in Greek music.

Stavros Xarchakos, originally from Mani, was born on March 14, 1939, in Athens. He studied at the Athens Conservatory and continued his studies in Paris and at the Juilliard School in New York. 

Although he intended to engage in ‘deep and serious’ music, he wrote music and songs for theatre and cinema from a very young age, with success in the early 1960s.

His music has been recorded to 42 albums, has been used in 21 movies and for 15 TV productions. Internationally he is known as the composer for the Rembetiko film score, composing the music for the Werner Herzog film Signs Of Life, and composing the music for the 1983 BBC TV mini series, The Dark Side of the Sun.

Xarchakos was also tested in the field of politics. In 1986, he was elected municipal councillor of Athens and took over as deputy mayor of culture. In June 1989, he entered the national political scene and was elected member of parliament. Despite being re-elected, in 1990 he submitted his resignation, saying he could not serve the interests and the public as good as when he first joined politics.

In 1995, he took over the artistic direction of the newly formed State Orchestra of Greek Music (KOEM), the only orchestra in Greece with an exclusively Greek repertoire from the whole range of music. 

In his personal life, Stavros Xarchakos has been married twice. The first time with Carlota Xanthopoulou, with whom he had a daughter, Pandora Xarchakou. In 2015, he married the singer Iro Saia, with whom he had twins.

Songs written by Stavros in the 60’s are now considered classics of their time, with the composer known for his personal musical style.

On December 19, 2019, Stavros Xarchakos was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Department of Music Studies of the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

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Oakleigh Greek Community launches Greek Dance Academy

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Oakleigh Greek Community launches Greek Dance Academy

The Greek Orthodox Community of Oakleigh and District (Community) for almost 60 years has played an integral role in preserving the Greek Orthodox faith and Greek language. The Community now aims to extend services to include traditional Greek dance.

This will be a free service offered by the Community to students of Sts Anargiri Greek Language Centre and Oakleigh Grammar.

Background to Greek traditional dance

Dance, according to (Classical) Greek thought, was one of the civilizing activities, like winemaking and music.

Greek dances (horos) is a very old tradition, being referred to by authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch and Lucian.

There are different styles and interpretations from all of the islands and surrounding mainland areas. Each region has formed its own choreography and style to fit in with their own ways. For example, island dances have more of a different smooth flow to them, while Pontic dancing closer to Black Sea, is very sharp.

There are over 10,000 traditional dances that come from all regions of Greece. There are also Pan- Hellenic dances, which have been adopted throughout the Greek world. These include syrtos, kalamatianos, pyrrhichios, hasapiko and sirtaki.

Traditional Greek dancing has primarily a social function. It brings the community together at key points of the year, such as Easter, the grape harvest, or patronal festivals; and at key points in the lives of individuals and families, such as weddings.

For this reason, tradition frequently dictates a strict order in the arrangement of the dancers, for example, by age. Visitors tempted to join in a celebration should be careful not to violate these arrangements, in which the prestige of the individual villagers may be embodied.

Greek dances are usually performed in diaspora Greek communities and among international folk dance groups.

Aim and operation of the Dance Academy

Specialist dance instructors will conduct lessons specific to the region they specialise in. There will be a rotating roster of dances covered in a two-to-three-month rotation, which will be dependent on demand and instructor availability.

Dance lessons will be conducted according to demand and numbers.

The aim is to have a performing group which will represent the Community at internal and external events.

The dance lessons will take place every Thursday from 6.30 to 8.00 pm with times of each level to be confirmed once registrations have been received. The suitable age for beginners is 5 years and older.

All organisers and instructors will hold a valid Working with Children Check.

Importance of dance

  • Like any other form of art, dance is a mode of expression.
  • It is great exercise.
  • Children learn cooperation and teamwork.
  • Dancers enter society with the ability to maintain the uncompromising high standards nurtured during their dance training.
  • Creative thinking skills are developed,
  • Learning the value of discipline, commitment, and work ethic.
  • Self-confidence is developed as young people overcome challenges to master new goals, learning to apply themselves and accomplish any task put before them.
  • Children learn about music, rhythm and beat.
  • Social skills are developed, and children learn the importance of being part of a team.
  • Children learn to take turns, to share attention, and to cooperate with others as they work with a group

Enrolment details

If you would like to register your child/ren’s participation in the Dance Academy, please complete the following details for each separate child and email: info@stsanargiriglc.vic.edu.au (one email per family):

  • Name of child (first name and surname):
  • Date of birth and age of child
  • School: Sts Anargiri/Oakleigh Grammar/Other
  • Name of parent contact:
  • Parent contact phone number:
  • Emergency contact phone number

Traditional Greek Recipes: Stuffed Cabbage Leaves (Lahanodolmades)

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Traditional Greek Recipes: Stuffed Cabbage Leaves (Lahanodolmades)

Hearty, yet light, rice and meat filling wrapped with tender cabbage leaves. These Greek Cabbage Rolls (Lahanodolmades) are a classic Fall or Winter dish guaranteed to take you back to your childhood.

Ingredients

  • 1 large cabbage, stem removed
  • 2 carrots
  • 3 celery ribs

For the filling:

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/4-1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup water (or more)
  • ​1 small onion
  • 1/2 cup uncooked white rice
  • 1/2 cup chopped parsley
  • 1/2 cup chopped dill
  • ​1 teaspoon salt
  • black pepper to taste
  • ​5-6 cups chicken broth or water

Add egg-lemon​ sauce:

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Boil the cabbage in salted boiling water with the cored part facing down. Flip it around and boil an additional 10-15 minutes until the leaves begin releasing easily and have become somewhat translucent. They should not be overcooked to the point where they become soft and mushy.
  2. Pull the leaves out as they detach from the cabbage and set them in a colander to drain.
  3. When you peel off most of the leaves and you get to the core with the smaller leaves it will be difficult to remove the leaves without ripping them. At this point just remove the small bunch with the core attached and place in the colander. It will be easier to separate them once they are cooled. Most of these leaves will be too small to use for the cabbage rolls so they will be used as the bed or cover.
  4. Roughly chop the carrots and celery into large chunks and place them in the bottom of your pot. These will be the bed that the cabbage rolls will sit on so that they do not come in direct contact with the heat and cook more gently. This will prevent them from falling apart while simmering.
  5. Use some of the small and shredded pieces of cabbage to cover the vegetables.
  6. Place half of the onion in a food processor and pulse until it is finely chopped. Add the parsley and puree until smooth. Place this mixture in a large mixing bowl.
  7. ​Pulse the remaining half of the onion until finely chopped. Add the dill and puree until smooth. Place this mixture in the mixing bowl.
  8. ​Add the ground beef, salt, pepper, rice, olive oil, and water to the pureed​ ​herbs​ and onion and mix well to combine. The best way to do this is by hand. Break up the ground beef and add 1/4 cup more water if the mixture is not very moist.
  9. ​A very moist, wet filling will make the best tasting cabbage rolls.
  10. ​To assemble the cabbage rolls, take a cabbage leaf and lay it flat on your work surface. Cut of the thickest part of the stem. Place a full tablespoon of the filling in the center, fold the left and right sides of the leaf over the filling then roll it up.
  11. ​Continue the same process adjusting the amount of filling depending on the size of the cabbage leaves (smaller leaves get less filling). Keep in mind that when the filling is cooked, the rice will expand a bit. Roll them up tight but giving enough room for the rice to expand.
  12. ​Some leaves may be very large. You can cut those in half and use them to make 2 rolls.
  13. ​Layer the cabbage rolls in the pot fitting them snug together.
  14. ​Cover them with cabbage leaves.
  15. Place a plate over them inverted. This will keep them in place so that they do not fall apart while cooking.
  16. ​Pour enough water or chicken broth to come right up to the plate.
  17. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 30-45 minutes.
  18. ​Carefully remove the plate and the extra cabbage leaves from the pot.

To add lemon sauce:

  1. ​Combine the egg yolks, cornstarch, and lemon juice in a bowl. Whisk well until smooth.
  2. Add some of the hot broth to the egg mixture. Whisk well.
  3. ​Season with some more salt and pour the egg-lemon​ mixture into the pot. Carefully shake the pot from side to side to distribute the egg-lemon​ sauce.
  4. ​Bring to a boil. Taste the seasoning and add more salt if necessary. Remove from heat and allow to rest for at least 15 minutes before serving. The sauce will thicken as it sits.
  5. ​Serve with some warm toasted bread.

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