Dolma (Stuffed Grape Leaves)

Main Dishes | Turkish cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour 20 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Dolma (Stuffed Grape Leaves)

Ingredients

Rice - ½ cup
Lamb - 17.6 oz
Onion - 1 head
Canned Grape Leaves - 14.1 oz
Vegetable Oil - 1 tablespoon

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Pass the lamb (meat) through a meat grinder, add cooked rice, finely chopped onion and herbs, as well as pepper and salt to taste.

Step 2

Wash the grape leaves, remove the stem (hard) part, lay the leaves on the table (1-2 leaves at a time), place the filling on them and wrap them in the leaves like regular stuffed cabbage.

Step 3

Salt them and arrange them tightly in a low pot, drizzle with oil, add 1 cup of broth made from lamb bones, cover the pot with a lid, and simmer on low heat for about 1 hour.

Step 4

When serving, transfer the dolma to a dish. Serve separately with sour milk mixed with grated garlic and salt, as well as ground cinnamon mixed with powdered sugar.