Stuffed Grape Leaves With Olive Oil (Yaprak Sarma)
Delicious recipe
Equipment
- Spoon
- Knife
- Plate
- Pot
- strainer
Ingredients
- 400 gram grape leaves
- 225 gram rice
- 1 dessert spoon tomato paste
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dry mint
- 1 lemon
- 1 cup water
Instructions
Preparationof filling ingredient
- Heat the olive oil. Then , dice the onion and brown it in oil for 3 -4minutes.
- And , add the tomato past and brown 2 more minutes. next, add the rice .lastly , add the spices and mix them all . (you can add various spices if desired.)
Preparation of leaves ;
- Firstly ,put the water in the pot and boil it .
- Add the leaves in the boil water and boil for 5 minutes.
- Then ,take the leaves out of the pot with the help of a strainer.
The construction Phase
- After preparation of the leaves and filling ingredients , firstly spread the leaves on the kitchen bench .
- Secondly ,put a teaspoon of the filling ingredients into each leaf and make the filling ingredients into a thinline. Then , fold two edges of the leaf into it and roll it up tightly.
- Thirdly, cover the bottom of the pot with some grape leaves and put the stuffed grape leaves regularly in the pot . Then , slice the lemon and add on the stuffed grape leaves.
- Put a plate on them for the leaves do not oppen.
- Lastly , add a glass of water and a cup of olive oil and cook for about 40 minutes on low heat.