Traditional Mediterranean Stuffed Grape Leaves {Dolmas}

Ingredients

• 4 cups brown rice (soaked for at least 1 hour, then drained and rinsed)
• 1 to 2 pounds meat (venison, beef, or lamb, finely diced)
• 1/2 onion (finely diced)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (extra virgin)
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
• 3/4 teaspoon allspice
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 8 ounce grape leaves (from a jar, drained and rinsed)
• 1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• sea salt (to taste)
• pure water