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Grape Leaves Recipe
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Stuffed Grape leaves or Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes in Turkish cuisine and the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and surrounding regions, including, Albania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Levant, the Balkans, Greece, Iran and Central Asia. Perhaps the best-known is the stuffed grape leaf, which is more precisely called warak areesh, yaprak dolma or sarma. Common vegetables to stuff include zucchini, eggplant, tomato and pepper. The stuffing may include meat or not. Meat stuffed grape leaves or dolmas are generally served warm, often with sauce; meatless ones are generally served cold. Both can be eaten along with yogurt. Ingredients 1 Jar pickled grape leaves 2 cups long grain rice, rinsed 1 cup chopped parsley 1 cup chopped tomato 1/2 tsp dried mint 1/2 cup chopped green onion 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup to 1 cup lemon juice 1 cup extra virgin olive oil Directions Mix all ingredients except grape leaves, 1/2 cup of the lemon juice, and 1/2 cup of the olive oil. Roll up grape leaves. Line pot with some sliced carrots. Layer in the rolled grape leaves and place a dish upside down on top, then place a heave object over the dish. Add remainder of lemon juice and 1 cup water, bring to a boil then turn down heat to medium low. Cook for 2 hours on low heat and half way through add 1/2 up of olive oil. When 2 hours is up, let pot rest for minimum of 2 hours or overnight. Plate up at room temperature or cold.

Grape Leaves Recipe

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Yield: 4-6
Level: Easy

Ingredients

  • 1 Jar pickled grape leaves
  • 2 cups long grain rice, rinsed
  • 1 cup chopped parsley
  • 1 cup chopped tomato
  • 1/2 tsp dried mint
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup to 1 cup lemon juice
  • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions

Mix all ingredients except grape leaves, 1/2 cup of the lemon juice, and 1/2 cup of the olive oil. Roll up grape leaves. Line pot with some sliced carrots. Layer in the rolled grape leaves and place a dish upside down on top, then place a heave object over the dish. Add remainder of lemon juice and 1 cup water, bring to a boil then turn down heat to medium low. Cook for 2 hours on low heat and half way through add 1/2 up of olive oil. When 2 hours is up, let pot rest for minimum of 2 hours or overnight. Plate up at room temperature or cold.
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Ingredients

  • 1 Jar pickled grape leaves
  • 2 cups long grain rice, rinsed
  • 1 cup chopped parsley
  • 1 cup chopped tomato
  • 1/2 tsp dried mint
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup to 1 cup lemon juice
  • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions

Mix all ingredients except grape leaves, 1/2 cup of the lemon juice, and 1/2 cup of the olive oil. Roll up grape leaves. Line pot with some sliced carrots. Layer in the rolled grape leaves and place a dish upside down on top, then place a heave object over the dish. Add remainder of lemon juice and 1 cup water, bring to a boil then turn down heat to medium low. Cook for 2 hours on low heat and half way through add 1/2 up of olive oil. When 2 hours is up, let pot rest for minimum of 2 hours or overnight. Plate up at room temperature or cold.


Stuffed Grape leaves or Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes in Turkish cuisine and the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and surrounding regions, including, Albania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Levant, the Balkans, Greece, Iran and Central Asia. Perhaps the best-known is the stuffed grape leaf, which is more precisely called warak areesh, yaprak dolma or sarma. Common vegetables to stuff include zucchini, eggplant, tomato and pepper. The stuffing may
include meat or not. Meat stuffed grape leaves or dolmas are generally served warm, often with sauce; meatless ones are generally served cold. Both can be eaten along with yogurt.
@katerinasassy I like using Orlando brand or Alafiya :)
By: dedemed
krinos grape leaves in jar are horrible... dry and will ruin your food !!!!
By: katerinasassy
@Chorongi I would say up to 5 days :)
By: dedemed
hi dede, how long can you keep them in the fridge after they cool down???
By: Chorongi
@lesliecraw well fresh lemon juice is always better but if you don't have any handy then bottled lemon juice will work as well :)
By: dedemed
Dede - does using fresh lemon juice make a big difference in this recipe - just checking since it's a lot of juice. Thanks!
By: lesliecraw
@nickvicious1 yes it is safe to just add some more water and cook it a little longer, that will help cook the rice, you may just have not cooked it long enough or maybe it needed more liquid.
By: dedemed
So, I made these but the rice is hard. I don't know if it's undercooked, or if I packed it too much or it dried out our what. Would I be safe to re-boil them? What could I have done wrong?
By: nickvicious1
@roko310s well you don't have to boil them if they are already jarred but yes you can boil them for 10 minutes, drain them and then let them cool down. THis may help you separate them before rolling :)
By: dedemed
Hi Dede, before I roll the grape leaves, should I boil them first for about 10 minutes so that they are easier to roll and so that they stay in place and do not open up even if I use the ones from the jar? 
By: roko310s
@MegaPuffykitty hmmmm i've never heard of this drink, do you know what it is called?
By: dedemed
@MegaPuffykitty it will be fine, just let take the bowl off 20 minutes before the food is done cooking
By: dedemed
I forgot to say, the grape leaves are salty ( in the jar), I tasted it but then I added a little more salt: :( Dede can you make a Tunisian almond drink recipe? I tryed but it come out looking like cloudy water:(
By: MegaPuffykitty
love your video's but I think I messed up. I did your recipe but, ...I put a bowl not a plate over my pot :( and now im hoping it will be fine.. umm :(
By: MegaPuffykitty
@Madisonmofo wonderful!
By: dedemed
@dedemed I made a giant batch last night and they turned out wonderfully.
By: Madisonmofo
@linathan33 thank you for your support :)
By: dedemed
@ao92655 well these will last for a week when refrigerated so you can make a big pot of them and just eat it all week long or you can make it a few days in advance if you need it for a party :)
By: dedemed
@Madisonmofo I agree :)
By: dedemed
@hiddeneye100 yes they are :)
By: dedemed
Great to see the cooking technique visually. Reading about it didn't do it justice.
By: Madisonmofo
are they also called warak dawaly?
By: hiddeneye100
Thank you for your patience teaching how to ma ke dolmas (or sarmas),though you make it look easy ( and probably is), an hour to cook them and two hours or orvernight to let them seat it makes it a little bit to long, unless you can make a bunch....therefore my question....how much can the dolmas (or sarmas) last for snacks or main dish for the following day or days?
By: ao92655
Thank you for this incredible recipe, you are a great teacher!
By: linathan33
@ua259253 I am so sorry, I just saw this message. Well you can definitely use the fresh grape leaves. Just pick them and boil them for about 20 minutes in a big pot of hot water with 2-3 teaspoons of salt. Drain them, let them cool and then follow my recipes :)
By: dedemed

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