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Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades

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Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades – meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Today I made stuffed grape leaves. Out of the world, if you ask me! I don’t make them very often as I should, and I do not know why because we really like them.

If you never had them before, you are here for a treat. I am sure you heard of them before. The English world knows them as “Dolmades“.

The stuffed grape leaves with meat, rice or other ingredients can be found in many cuisines around the world, they are delicious and not very difficult to make.

The recipe is great for Easter and it also feeds a crowd.

I usually buy my grape leaves in a jar, from the specialty stores around Minneapolis, or I order them online.( I wish to have my own grape vines in the back yard, but I don’t). Usually, the jars look like this:

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

There are many brands on the market and all of them are good.

When you take them out of the jar, they look like this:

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

I usually give them a rinse under cold water, drain them and remove the stems. You need a smooth leaf surface to work with.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Bam! Now you have a beautiful leaf to work with. Not too bad, right? Repeat the operation until you finish all the leaves you need.

Note: For a pound of meat, I used only half of the leaves in the jar but if you cook for a crowd and want to use them all, then just double the amount of meat, rice and everything else.

If you have leftover leaves, put them in a ziploc bag and freeze them for later use.

In a bowl mix the ingredients for the filling together. You will need minced meat (pork or beef, or a mixture of both), chopped onions, rice, spices.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

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Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

I used this clay pot originally from Bulgaria, but any deep pot would do the same job. Make sure it works for the oven and it has a cover. You can also use a crockpot.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Before you place the rolls into the cooking pot, spread 3-4 leaves on the bottom of it, the rolls are not going to stick to the bottom when you cook them.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Take a leaf and spread it flat on your work surface. Place a teaspoon of meat mixture on the leaf but on the other side of the stem.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Fold the end of the leaf over the meat once

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Then fold over the left and right side of the leaf.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Continue to fold the leaf pushing the edges inside so the meat doesnt come out.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

It should look like this one:

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Place the roll on the bottom of the pot and continue wrapping the stuffed grape leaves until you finish the meat mixture.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Add the juice of one lemon into your pot. Add the water to cover the rolls. 

Sprinkle dry mint over the stuffed grape leaves and add some salt and pepper to the water. 

If you do not have a pot like mine with a lid, use aluminum foil to cover the pot. You can also use a crockpot for cooking them.

Put the pot in the oven for and hour and half at 350F or until the rolls are tender and the rice is cooked inside. 

The juice of the lemon together with the mint will make this dish a special delicate one. It goes perfect with a glass of white light wine.

NOTE: If you want to make these stuffed grape leaves vegetarian/vegan, you can find the detailed recipe on the bottom of the post.

How to make the vegetarian stuffed grape leaves: 

The best way and the most delicious vegetarian/vegan stuffed grape leaves are with mushrooms and rice. You can also replace the mushrooms with raisins and walnuts.

For the filling, use a food processor to grind the mushrooms. Mix the mushrooms with the dry thyme. 

Chop the onion. In a pan heat some oil and toss the chopped onion until translucent. Mix the rice with cooked onion and the mushrooms. 

Taste for salt and pepper. Then follow the same steps as above for the recipe that uses meat.

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Instead of making a sauce with lemon juice and mint, use tomato paste and water to boil the stuffed grape leaves. Enjoy!

If you liked this recipe, you might be also interested in Stuffed cabbage rolls.

Yield: 25-30 stuffed grape leaves

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves

Romanian Stuffed Grape Leaves-Dolmades - meat and rice stuffed grape leaves, a popular recipe in many parts of the world. Delicious and easy to make.

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 jar (aprox. 16 ounces) grape leaves
  • 16 ounces ground pork or beef(or a combination of both)
  • 1/4 cup rice
  • 1 diced onion
  • salt and pepper to your taste
  • 1 tablespoon dried mint
  • 1 teaspoon dried dill or 1 tablespoon fresh dill
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 lemon(we will use the juice)
  • 2 cups water or enough to cover the stuffed grape leaves in the pot
  • 1 jar grape leaves

For the vegetarian/vegan version of the filling:

  • 8 ounces mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup rice
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Take the leaves out of the jar and rinse them.

Note: For a pound of meat, I used only half of the leaves in the jar but if you cook for a crowd and want to use them all, then just double the amount of meat, rice and everything else.

If you have leftover leaves, put them in a ziploc bag and freeze them for later use.

Prepare the leaves by removing the stems so you can have a smooth leaf surface to work with.

Prepare the meat.

In a bowl, put all the ingredients, meat, onions, rice, spices. Mix everything well.

Take a leaf and spread it flat on your work surface.

Place a teaspoon of meat mixture on the leaf but on the other side of the stem.

Fold the end of the leaf over the meat once.

Then fold over the left and right side of the leaf.

Continue to fold the leaf like a cigar pushing the edges inside so the meat doesnt come out.

Before you start putting the rolls into your cooking pot, spread 3-4 leaves on the bottom of it.

This will prevent the rolls to stick to the bottom.

Start adding the rolls.

Continue wrapping the stuffed grape leaves until you finish the meat mixture.

Add the juice of one lemon into your pot.

Add the water to cover the rolls.

Sprinkle dry mint over the stuffed grape leaves and add some salt and pepper to the water.

Use aluminum foil to cover the pot.

Put the pot in the oven for 1.5 hours at 350F or until the rolls are tender and the rice is cooked inside.

The juice of the lemon together with the mint will make this dish a special delicate one.

Note: It goes perfect with a glass of light white wine.

How to make vegetarian/vegan stuffed grape leaves:

Use a food processor to grind the mushrooms.

Mix the mushrooms with the dry thyme.

Chop the onion.

Heat the oil in a skillet and saute the chopped onion until translucent.

Mix the rice with cooked onion and the mushrooms.

Taste for salt and pepper.

Follow the same steps as above for the recipe that uses meat.

Instead of making a sauce with lemon juice and mint, use tomato paste and water to boil the stuffed grape leaves.

Serve with sour cream on top.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

10

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving:Calories: 200 Total Fat: 13g Saturated Fat: 4g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 8g Cholesterol: 44mg Sodium: 314mg Carbohydrates: 7g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 2g Protein: 14g
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