Greek Stuffed Grape Leaf Recipe
There are many, many variations on recipes for stuffed grape leaves. They are a popular part of many cuisines in the Middle East including Greek, Armenian, Turkish, Egyptian, Albanian, Algerian, Syrian, and Lebanese, countries that make up the old Ottoman Empire. Stuffed grape leaves can be eaten as an appetizer, a side dish or a main dish, as our family eats them.
My husband was adopted into a Greek family and learned to eat stuffed grape leaves (dolmathes) at an early age. When we got married his Aunt Sarah taught me to make stuffed grape leaves. She got the recipe from her mother, Stravula who was a recent immigrant from Greece. Our children grew up eating stuffed grape leaves and it is now our family's most treasured recipe and most beloved comfort food.
I've been making stuffed grape leaves for my family for almost 27 years. I expect that one day I'll be passing this recipe on to daughters-in-law and there will be a new generation of children being raised on stuffed grape leaves.
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My husband was adopted into a Greek family and learned to eat stuffed grape leaves (dolmathes) at an early age. When we got married his Aunt Sarah taught me to make stuffed grape leaves. She got the recipe from her mother, Stravula who was a recent immigrant from Greece. Our children grew up eating stuffed grape leaves and it is now our family's most treasured recipe and most beloved comfort food.
I've been making stuffed grape leaves for my family for almost 27 years. I expect that one day I'll be passing this recipe on to daughters-in-law and there will be a new generation of children being raised on stuffed grape leaves.
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Give stuffed grape leaves a try!
Dolmathes
I will give you the big recipe for stuffed grape leaves that I make for my family. Then I will give you the small recipe that I used to make for just my husband and I.We have made converts of several of the kids' friends. Stuffed grape leaves may look strange, but when people try them they usually like them.
I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Stuffed Grape Leaves ~ The Large Batch
A Greek Version of stuffed grape leaves
Large Batch of Stuffed Grape Leaves
6 pounds ground beef
3 cups water
2 cups rice, uncooked (Uncle Ben's Converted)
6 teaspoons dried mint
5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 twelve ounce can tomato paste
5 teaspoons granulated garlic or garlic powder
3 to 5 eight ounce jars of preserved grape leaves
or leaves picked fresh from the vine
Stuffed Grape Leaves ~ The Small Batch
Ingredient List for a small batch of stuffed grape leaves
Small Batch of Stuffed Grape Leaves
1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup uncooked rice (Uncle Ben's Converted)
1 teaspoon dried mint
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 cup water
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon granulated garlic or garlic powder
1 eight ounce jar of preserved grape leaves
or leaves picked fresh from the vine.
How to prepare Stuffed Grape Leaves
Yummy Greek Food. This works for either size batch of grape leaves.
Directions for preparing Stuffed Grape Leaves
1. Put the water in an 8 cup measuring cup.
2. Add the tomato paste, mint, oil, garlic and rice to the water and stir well.
3. Put the meat in a large bowl.
4. Pour tomato mixture over the meat and mix thoroughly.
5. This is your filling. Now I want you to visit this link for a tutorial on how to roll grape leaves. It is the clearest explanation I've seen. Once you see it you will know exactly how to do it.
6. As you are rolling, place each grape leaf in a Dutch oven (or other appropriately sized pan) seam side down. Make a layer in the bottom of the pan and then start another layer and so on until you are done. Don't fill the pan too full as they will float a little.
7. Add the brine from one jar of grape leaves to each pan. Less if the pan is smaller than a Dutch oven. If you are watching salt you can leave it out entirely.
8. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 35 minutes
Silly Kids Rolling Grape Leaves
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Best Brands of Grape Leaves
Other tips on grape leaves.
1. Some brands of grape leaves are better than others. The brands we like are:Mezzetta
Reeses
Aristocrat
Orlando
2. Grape leaves have gotten quite expensive lately and the big batch can take from 3 to 5 jars. Some places they are up to about $7. We have a grocery liquidators store here and I check there periodically and can sometimes find the good brands for 99 cents. This is a great bargain so I stock up!
3. There is an egg-lemon sauce that is meant to be served with stuffed grape leaves but none of us like it so we serve them with a nice crusty French Bread.
Orlando Grape Leaves for Stuffed Grape Leaf Recipe
"California Grape Leaves, ready to use for making stuffed grape leaves - dolmades.
Perfect for your Greek, Turkish, or Mediterranean dishes great value." This is a good value. In my area a jar of grape leaves half the size is the same price.
Perfect for your Greek, Turkish, or Mediterranean dishes great value." This is a good value. In my area a jar of grape leaves half the size is the same price.
Avgolemono ~ Traditional Greek Egg-Lemon Sauce
Serve with stuffed grape leaves
Egg Lemon Sauce (Avgolemono Sauce)
Traditional accompaniment to Stuffed Grape Leaves
3 egg yolks
1/3 cup lemon juice, strained
1 cup hot broth from the cooked stuffed grape leaves
Whisk the yolks until pale and frothy. Slowly add the lemon juice and whisk for another minute. Add one third of the broth, constantly whisking. Add remaining broth. Transfer mixture to a small saucepan and heat gently. Whisk while heating, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Do not boil. Serve immediately.
I wish I could elaborate on this but, as I said, we don't eat it. I wanted to include it because it is traditional.
Traditional accompaniment to Stuffed Grape Leaves
3 egg yolks
1/3 cup lemon juice, strained
1 cup hot broth from the cooked stuffed grape leaves
Whisk the yolks until pale and frothy. Slowly add the lemon juice and whisk for another minute. Add one third of the broth, constantly whisking. Add remaining broth. Transfer mixture to a small saucepan and heat gently. Whisk while heating, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Do not boil. Serve immediately.
I wish I could elaborate on this but, as I said, we don't eat it. I wanted to include it because it is traditional.
More Variations on Stuffed Grape Leaves
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- Lamb-Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipe
- Lamb-Stuffed Grape Leaves recipe from Cooking Light.
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- Brown-Rice-Stuffed Grape Leaves-Martha Stewart
- Martha Stewart's recipe for Stuffed Grape Leaves using brown rice.
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- Stuffed grape leaves are enormously popular throughout Turkey, Greece, and the Middle East. When filled with ground beef or lamb, they are served hot; filled with rice, they are served cold and make a favorite Sabbath dish.
- Dolmas (Stuffed Grape Leaves)
- My family and I sailed around the Cyclades in Greece a few summers ago, and while we felt that the cuisine on the islands became tedious after a while, there were a few things we never tired of: dolmas, spanikopita, and milk pies.
- Stuffed grape leaves (a.k.a. dolmas)
- These stuffed grape leaves were part of Project Eat That Rice and part the result of my dashing husband opening a jar of preserved grape leaves a friend had jarred and given to me. He thought they were already stuffed and ready to eat. Just imagine his disppointment when instead of luscious and rich rice filled leaves with plenty of olive oil he was met with plain old leaves blanched and jarred in salt water. It's quite sad, really.
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- A video on how to make Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolmathes)
- Dolmathes, also known as stuffed grapevine leaves, are a Greek specialty. There are many different variations of this dish, depending on the region of Greece. Some prepare it with an avgolemono (egg and lemon) sauce, others prefer a tomato sauce. Some Greeks cook the dolmathes in a pan in the oven, while others prefer to cook the dolmathes on the stovetop. In this recipe Eva shows us her unique way of preparing this classic Greek dish.
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- scarywoodwitch scarywoodwitch Nov 18, 2009 @ 7:44 am
- My dad used to make these. We grew up in a section of town that was predominantly Greek at the time, well, our block was, so we had many Greek friends and boy could many of these guys cook!
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- JenOfChicago JenOfChicago Nov 12, 2009 @ 11:43 am
- Yes, delicious! Now if I can find a vegetarian mousaka recipe, I'd make my sister so happy!
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- hlkljgk hlkljgk Nov 9, 2009 @ 11:37 am
- we love dolmas here - vegetarian style.
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- clouda9 clouda9 Nov 7, 2009 @ 3:35 am
- These sound heavenly - something I have never tried before. Smiled at the pic with the big boys rolling grape leaves...priceless really!
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- JuneMary JuneMary Nov 4, 2009 @ 12:15 pm
- Ate them in Jordan but they don't use meat.
Must ask for the recipe.
Good looking lens!
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- MsSnow4a MsSnow4a Sep 28, 2009 @ 10:26 pm
- Ive never had them but now I might have to try them :)
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- Heather426 Heather426 Aug 23, 2009 @ 6:36 pm
- lensrolled it too....
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- Heather426 Heather426 Aug 23, 2009 @ 6:34 pm
- I love to eat stuffed Grape Leaves, and am so glad to have a recipe for them! Thank you! Great lens too!5*
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- Webcodes Webcodes Aug 4, 2009 @ 12:21 am
- Hmm.. never tried them. I'll be sure to try it someday. 5*
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- susannaduffy susannaduffy May 10, 2009 @ 9:40 pm
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