Dolma Japrak Stuffed Vine Leaves

Preparar

1. 🥄1
2. 🔥Preperation

Cocinar

1. 🔥Add the onions to a saute pan and fry for 5 minutes in olive oil until the onions start to brown.

Pasos

1. 🧂2
2. 🍳Turn off the heat and add the meat, rice, pepper, paprika, dried vegetable stock, parsley and basil.

Preparar

1. 🍳Mix all the ingredients together.

Pasos

1. 🫇3
2. 🍽️Carefully unwrap the vine leaves.
3. 🌿Place one vine leaf on your hand with the base on the bottom of your palm and the point pointing towards the top.
4. ✨Add a second vine leaf with the point pointing downwards and base of the leaf at the top of your fingers.
5. 🥄there should be a good overlap.
6. 🔥You can do this on a flat surface if preferred.
7. 🧂4

Preparar

1. 🍽️Place a spoonful of the meat and rice mixture in the middle of the leaves.
2. 🌿Fold the bottom of the leaf over the mixture, fold in both sides and the roll the leaf upwards sealing in the mixture into a parcel shape.

Pasos

1. 🌿5
2. ✨Layer a layer of vine leaves covering the bottom of a deep saucepan and then add the vine leaf parcel on top.
3. 🥄6

Preparar

1. ✨Make as many vine leaf parcels as the meat and rice mixture will make adding each one to the saucepan.

Pasos

1. 🥄Pack the parcels side by side util the saucepan is covered, then start another layer on top.
2. 🔥7

Cocinar

1. 🔥Cooking
2. 🧂Pour into the saucepan enough boiling water to just cover the top of the vine leaves and bring to a boil.
3. 🍳Leave to simmer with a lid on for 1.5 hours.
4. 🫇All water should be absorbed however top up with a little extra boiling water if this happens before the time is up.

Pasos

1. 🧂8
2. 🍳Serving
3. 🫇Remove from the saucepan and leave to cool for 10 minutes before serving.