Stuffed Vine Leaves and Zucchini
Stuffed Vine Leaves and Zucchini

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, stuffed vine leaves and zucchini. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Stuffed Zucchini and vine leaves- Lebanese receipe A traditional Lebanese recipe, health and very fulfilling. In a deep bowl, mix the stuffing ingredients together. Iranian Dolme (Stuffed Vine Leaves and Veggies) and Kobeh (P.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook stuffed vine leaves and zucchini using 9 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Vine Leaves and Zucchini:
  1. Make ready 500 g vine leaves, washed and stems removed
  2. Prepare 1 kg baby zucchini, washed
  3. Get 1 kg lamb ribs, or 8 pieces
  4. Prepare 3/4 cup lemon juice
  5. Prepare For the stuffing
  6. Make ready 600 g coarsely ground beef
  7. Get 1 1/2 cups white rice, washed and drained
  8. Get 1 teaspoon salt
  9. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Place an inverted plate on top to hold them down when cooking and pour in enough water just to cover them. Preparation - Vine leaves : Wash the leaves in cold water and add (individually) to a pot of salted, boiling water. When the leaves have boiled, pour the whole pot (water and leaves) into a sink full of cold water Vegetables used to contain a filling include tomato, eggplant, pepper, apple and zucchini. Pickled vine leaves are available here in Turkey, but if you can only find fresh ones, here is a great link explaining how to preserve them.

Instructions to make Stuffed Vine Leaves and Zucchini:
  1. In a deep bowl, mix the stuffing ingredients together.
  2. Place the vine leaves in a pot filled with boiling water for 1 min. Remove from hot water and place under cold water. Strain well and set aside.
  3. Take one vine leaf and spread it on a flat surface and place 1 teaspoon of the stuffing in the middle forming a straight line. Fold the sides inwards first and roll to warp. Make sure the stuffing is completely covered and the vine leaf is tightly wrapped. Repeat same procedure with the other vine leaves.
  4. Trim the ends of the zucchini. With a corer, pierce the top and remove the insides, making sure to keep a relatively thick outer layer that can hold the stuffing.
  5. Fill only Ā¾ of each zucchini leaving space for the rice to expand when cooked.
  6. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the meat ribs and fry them in a skillet until brown.
  7. Place the cooked ribs at the bottom of a deep pot.
  8. Place the wrapped vine leaves over the ribs in layers then place the stuffed zucchini on top of the leaves. Add the lemon juice and some boiling water to cover the pot contents. Place a plate, face inwards, on top of the contents to weigh them down while cooking.
  9. Cover pot and allow it to simmer on low heat for 1 hr 30 min.
  10. Turn off the heat and remove the plate. Remove the zucchini and set aside.
  11. To serve, place a serving dish, facing inwards, over the pot. Turn over the pot upside down, holding tightly the dish under it. Let the content drop on the serving dish and remove slowly the pot. Arrange the zucchini on top.
  12. Serve warm with yogurt on the side.

I used the recipe at the back of the pickled vine leaves package as the base, adjusted some amounts and added a few more spices. The top countries of supplier is China, from which the percentage. Dolmades is a Greek mezze dish of vine leaves stuffed with herby and lemony rice. They are delicious and not difficult to make. While the filling is cooling off, cut the stem off the vine leaves with a pair of kitchen scissors.

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