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Dolmades (Stuffed Grape Leaves)
Dolmades are grape leaves that are stuffed with various ingredients. I had never eaten grape leaves before and the idea of stuffing them with a tasty filling sounded really good. I have been wanting to
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 35 min🔥 Cook: 55 min👤 kevin📖 closetcooking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- pan
- baking dish
- oven
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Separate the grape leaves and place them in a large bowl.
2
Cover the grape leaves in boiling water and let soak for ⏱️ 20 minutes.
3
Drain the water and rinse the leaves a few times.
4
Heat the oil in a pan.
5
Add the onion and saute until tender, about ⏱️ 5-7 minutes.
onion (chopped)1bunch of green onions (sliced)1
6
Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about ⏱️ 1 minute.
garlic (chopped)2 cloves
7
Mix the onions, garlic, ground beef, rice, tomato puree, feta, lemon zest, green onions, dill, mint salt and pepper in a large bowl.
onion (chopped)1bunch of green onions (sliced)1garlic (chopped)2 cloveslemon (zest)1lemon (juice)1salt1 teaspoon
8
Place a grape leaf on a flat surface with the vein side up.
9
Place a tablespoon of filling in the middle of the leaf and fold the sides over the filling and roll the leaf up. (See Peter’s post for some good step by step photos showing how to fold the grape leaves.) Repeat until all of the filling is used up.
10
Place stuffed grape leaves into a baking dish in layers and just cover with chicken stock.
11
Bake in a 375F/190C oven for about ⏱️ 1 hour.
12
Whisk the eggs in bowl over a small pan of simmering water until frothy, about ⏱️ 3 minutes.
eggs2
13
Slowly pour in the lemon juice while whisking.
lemon (zest)1lemon (juice)1
14
Add some of the liquid from the baking dish and continue whisking until it thickens.
15
Mix most of the avgolemeno sauce into the dish with the dolmades reserving some for garnish.
16
Serve the dolmades garnished with the reserved avgolemeno sauce and some chopped dill and or mint.
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