Stuffed Grape Leaves (dolma)
From improvisingfood 11 years agoIngredients
- 100 grape leaves, preserved in salt water shopping list
- 2 cups basmati white rice shopping list
- 2 tomatoes shopping list
- 1 onion, finely chopped shopping list
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper shopping list
- 1 teaspoon of Sumak shopping list
- 1/2 cup of dill, chopped shopping list
- 1 cup of roasted pine nuts shopping list
- juice of 2 lemons shopping list
- [Improvising options: basmati white rice --> brown rice, quinoa, any white rice | lemon juice --> lime | tomatoes --> bell peppers of any color | No Sumak? --> add another lemon/lime juice from one lemon] shopping list
How to make it
- Warm 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and sauté the onion until tender. Add the rice and stir for 5 minutes. Add 3 cups of water and 1 teaspoons of salt and bring to a boil. Cover and cook on low heat for 10 minutes. In the meantime, peel the tomatoes and chop to very small pieces (check this <a href="http://www.cookthink.com/reference/4473/How_to_peel_and_seed_a_tomato" title="How to peel a tomato" target="_blank">link</a>, very helpful with how to do it). Add the tomatoes and dill, give it a short mix and cover again for 8 minutes. Turn the heat off and keep covered for 5 minutes. Mix gently with fork and allow the rice to get to room temperature and just then add the roasted pine nuts. See Photo
- Drain the grape leaves from the salt water, and start preparing the dolmas per the below picture, lay them aside until you’re done.
- As for the leaves, if they have a significant stem - cut it with a knife. Most likely, you will find few leaves that are somewhat torn, don’t throw them! Use them to pad the bottom of the pot (about 3 layers).
- Once you are done with rolling the dolmas, stack them in the pot lengthwise and crosswise (In the pot I used it came up to be 3 layers).
- In a bowl mix 2 cups of water,Olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon of salt, black pepper, sumak and the lemon juice. Pour gently to the pot. You want to put a plate on the top of the dolmas so they wont move and break apart.
- Bring to a boil, cover and cook on low heat for about an hour. Done!
dolmas in the pot
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dolma's rice
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