Stuffed vine leaves
Stuffed vine leaves

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, stuffed vine leaves. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

In this recipe, the vine leaves are stuffed with a tasty meat and rice mixture and loaded with fresh herbs. Dolmades may take time to prepare (mainly to roll), but they are absolutely worth every minute of preparation! I could eat these all day, every day and I am excited to share my family recipe. Dolmades (Dolmathes) refers to Greek dishes made with either cabbage or vine/ grape leaves, stuffed with a delicious herb-y rice mix, shaped into little rolls and boiled until wonderfully tender.

Stuffed vine leaves is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Stuffed vine leaves is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook stuffed vine leaves using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Stuffed vine leaves:
  1. Prepare 2 large jars vine leaves in brine.
  2. Get 2 1/2 cups/800g long grain rice
  3. Prepare 2 cups extra virgin olive oil
  4. Make ready 5 large onions
  5. Take 10 spring onions
  6. Get 1 cup picked chopped fresh mint or 5 tbsp mint sauce
  7. Make ready 4 tbsp crushed garlic
  8. Get 2 cups pine nuts
  9. Prepare 1 cup chopped dill
  10. Make ready 2 cups chopped coriander
  11. Get 1 cup lemon juice
  12. Make ready 2 tbsp salt
  13. Prepare 2 tbsp fresh ground black pepper
  14. Get 3 cups cold water

Stuffed vine leaves are a delicious authentic Greek dish. These flavour packed parcels are often served as part of a Greek mezze platter. These vine leaves are filled with a mix of rice and fresh herbs, and can come in either vegetarian or meat filled varieties. Vine leaves (grape leaves) are stuffed with a rice, fresh herb and pine nut filling, and are served with a thick lemon sauce.

Steps to make Stuffed vine leaves:
  1. Unpack leaves drain and place into large sink of cold water, carefully separating them and leaving them to soak while we prepare all other items.
  2. In a large wok or frying pan, add 3/4 of the oil and sauté onions for 5 mins,
  3. Remove from the heat and add all the rest of the prepared dry ingredients, mix well
  4. Remove the leaves from the water, stack into 2 size piles very small for patching and large for full leaves. Stack them dull side down as this is the side we will put the filing into. After few minutes press the flat of your hand onto the plate to remove any extra water.
  5. Once the wok mixture has cooled. Place a leaf down vain/dull side up, with the point facing away from you. - Place 1-2 teaspoons of the filing into the centre of the leaf, roll away from you half the way down the leaf, then fold in the sides and then continue until you have a small parcel. "Do not roll too tight as the rice needs to cook and expand. If any leaves tear just use the very small ones to patch the inside holes."
  6. Place leaf seam-side down into a deep sauce pan, continue until you have finished all the parcels, stacking them nearly with a little room for slight expansion.
  7. Add all the wet ingredients including the remainder of the oil. When adding the cold water use just enough to cover the leaves. Place a plate or flat lid on the top of the prepared leaves. Cover with second lid or tin foil.
  8. Bring the pan to the boil then turn down to the lowest setting and leave for 60mins. Then turn off the heat and leave the pan until cool.
  9. I like to keep any remaining liquid at the bottom of the pot as a dipping liquid, it can be diluted with a little cold water abs lemon juice. - Serve with lemon wedges.
  10. Enjoy. - Pls post and share. - Thank you - BLACK BELT CHEF.

These vine leaves are filled with a mix of rice and fresh herbs, and can come in either vegetarian or meat filled varieties. Vine leaves (grape leaves) are stuffed with a rice, fresh herb and pine nut filling, and are served with a thick lemon sauce. Sometimes vine leaves are stuffed with ground meat also like lamb or beef. In Greek we call them Dolmadakia. Dolmadakia we name the small Dolmades.

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