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Lahana Sarmasi (Turkish Vine Leaf Rolls)

Name: Lahana Sarmasi (Turkish Vine Leaf Rolls)
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Türkiye
Ingredients: vine leaves 400 g; long-grain rice 150 g; minced meat 400 g; onion, grated 150 g; tomato paste 50 g; olive oil 50 ml; garlic, crushed 15 g; currants 40 g; pine nuts 30 g; thick yogurt 200 ml; fine salt 12 g; black pepper 4 g

Vine leaves rolled around spiced meat and rice.

110 minutes · 6 servings · Moderate

Stuffed vine leaves reach the Turkish table through the eastern and Mediterranean kitchens, and the leaves are blanched so they roll without splitting. The rice goes in raw to the meat filling and cooks inside the parcel. Cook them tightly packed and weighted, laid seam side down so they do not open.

Ingredients

vine leaves400 g
long-grain rice150 g
minced meat400 g
onion, grated150 g
tomato paste50 g
olive oil50 ml
garlic, crushed15 g
currants40 g
pine nuts30 g
thick yogurt200 ml
fine salt12 g
black pepper4 g

Directions

1
Simmer the vine leaves 10 minutes until pliable, then drain.
2
Mix the rice, meat, onion, currants and pine nuts, then roll 40 leaves tightly.
3
Layer in a pot with tomato paste and 300ml water, weigh down and cook 45 minutes.
the filling is set and the rice is tender
4
Warm the yogurt with the crushed garlic and serve alongside.

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