Ingredients
Grape leaves250 grams- Ground lamb or beef250 grams
Long Grain Rice100 grams- Fresh parsley1.5 cups
Dill1 cup
Mint1 cup
Tarragon1 cup
Green Onion1 cup
Onion2 pieces
Tomato Paste2 tablespoons
Lemon Juice0.5 cup
Sugar2 tablespoons
Vegetable Oil0
Black Pepper0
Salt0
Steps
- 1
Sauté the onion in a frying pan with oil until golden, then add the ground meat and cook until it turns brown.
5 minRequired Tools:
Frying Pan - 2
Dissolve the tomato paste in half a cup of water and add it to the meat and onion mixture. Season the mixture with black pepper and salt, and stir before letting it simmer until it boils and the sauce thickens, then remove from heat and set aside.
5 min - 3
In another frying pan, sauté the vegetables (parsley, dill, mint, tarragon, and green onion) in vegetable oil until tender, then remove from heat and set aside.
5 minRequired Tools:Frying Pan - 4
Pour two cups of water into a pot and bring to a boil. Then add the rice and a teaspoon of salt, and when the rice starts boiling, reduce the heat. When the rice is slightly tender, turn off the heat, drain the rice, and let it cool.
5 minRequired Tools:
Pot - 5
Blanch the grape leaves in salted water for two minutes until tender, then remove from heat, drain, and let cool.
2 min - 6
In a small bowl, mix the lemon juice with sugar, salt, spices, and black pepper.
2 minRequired Tools:🍳Small bowl - 7
To prepare the filling, mix the rice with the sautéed vegetables, meat, and fried onion, then pour in half of the sour sauce and mix the mixture well.
5 minRequired Tools:
Mixing Bowl - 8
Pour three tablespoons of vegetable oil into a pot and cover the bottom of the pot with three layers of grape leaves.
2 minRequired Tools:Pot - 9
To make the dolmeh: place a tablespoon of filling in the center of a grape leaf (depending on its size) and roll it tightly. Repeat the process with the remaining filling and grape leaves.
5 min - 10
Arrange the rolled grape leaves in the pot to form layers, one on top of the other, without leaving any space between them.
2 min - 11
Add two tablespoons of oil and half a cup of hot water to the pot, cover it, and let it simmer on low heat for 30 minutes. Add more hot water as needed.
30 min - 12
Before turning off the heat, pour in the remaining lemon juice and let the pot stay on the heat for a few more minutes before removing it.
2 min
Nutrition Facts
Grape leavesper 100gLong Grain Riceper 100gDillper 100gMintper 100gTarragonper 100gGreen Onionper 100gOnionper 100gTomato Pasteper 100gLemon Juiceper 100gSugarper 100gVegetable Oilper 100gBlack Pepperper 100gSaltper 100g* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.