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Stuffed Grape Leaves

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A traditional Turkish dish, crunchy and sweet, filled with spinach and beef.

Stuffed Grape Leaves

📷 Jason Lam — CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

⏱️ 60 min prep + 40 min cottura · 4 porzioni · media

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Ingredients

  • 400g spinach
  • 200g ground beef
  • 800g grape leaves
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 100ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 100g zucchini
  • 100g carrots

Method

  1. Wash the spinach, cook in salted water and drain.
  2. In a pan, sauté the garlic and extra virgin olive oil, add the ground beef and cook until well done.
  3. Remove the meat from the pan, let it cool, and mix with the grape leaves, spinach, garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper to taste.
  4. In a bowl, cut the zucchini and carrots into small pieces.
  5. Fill the grape leaves with the spinach and meat mixture, add pieces of zucchini and carrot.
  6. In a pot, arrange the grape leaves in a row, cover with a leaf on top, add water to cover.
  7. Cook on medium heat for 30-40 minutes, check the water and add if needed.
  8. Serve hot, with a tomato sauce or Greek yogurt.

The story

Yaprak Dolma originates from the Middle East and has spread throughout Asia Minor, including Turkey.

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