stuffed grape leaves
stuffed grape leaves

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, stuffed grape leaves. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

stuffed grape leaves is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. stuffed grape leaves is something which I have loved my entire life.

'Stuffed Grape Leaves' is one of the most popular Turkish dishes. It is one of those dishes that always requested by everyone. It is not made that often because it takes time to stuff and roll the leaves.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have stuffed grape leaves using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make stuffed grape leaves:
  1. Prepare 1 1/4 lb lean ground beef or lamb
  2. Take 3/4 cup uncooked rice
  3. Make ready 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped fine
  4. Prepare 1/2 stick of butter
  5. Make ready 1 large onion chopped fine
  6. Take 2 grated cloves of garlic
  7. Make ready 1 tsp salt
  8. Prepare 1 tsp pepper
  9. Take 3 tbsp chopped pine nuts
  10. Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
  11. Take 1 lemon
  12. Get 16 oz jarred grape leaves

The herbs and lemon really make these dolmades great! These are grape leaves, stuffed with a tantalizing mixture of rice, fresh dill, mint and lemon. 'Yum' is the only one word to describe these. These can either be a main dish or an appetizer. Stuffed Grape Leaves (Greek Dolmades) are often served as part of a meze (appetizer) plate.

Instructions to make stuffed grape leaves:
  1. put butter in a skillet with onions and garlic cook til tender
  2. in a bowl add meat, chopped pine nuts, parsley, salt, pepper, and onion and garlic mixture
  3. mix meat well by hand
  4. separate and rince each leave and take the hard stems off
  5. lay leave shiny side down, put about one teaspoon of filling on the fat end of the leave in the length you want them
  6. roll over filling once, tuck each end in and continue to roll
  7. place a few broken leaves in the bottom of a deep pan and place Ur rolled leaves seem side down in the bottom
  8. pack rolled leaves in the pot tightly
  9. cut zest off of the lemon in stripes just the yellow part add in with Ur leaves
  10. once they are all rolled add olive oil and 1 1/4 cups of water over the leaves. place a heavy plate upside down on top of leaves place a lid on pot and simmer for about an hour
  11. when finished remove them from pot and place in serving dish. serve warm or cold

Too often they come from a can and are not fresh. Grape leaves, the leaves of the grapevine plant, are used in the cuisines of a number of cultures. They are most often picked fresh from the vine and stuffed with a mixture of rice, meat, and spices, and then cooked by boiling or steaming. Stuffed grape leaves can be served as an appetizer or as a main dish. Stuffed grape leaves are commonly served as a delicious appetizer.

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