Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves
If you are a big fan of Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves, we totally get you. Often interchangeable as Dolma, once you have a taste of this Middle Eastern delicacy, you cannot have enough of it. This flavor-packed dish fills you with pure joy with every sumptuous bite.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups Egyptian rice or any short grain rice
- 3 cups Hot water
- ½ cup Chopped Italian parsley
- 4-5 cloves Garlic finely chopped
- Small onion finely chopped
- ½ cup Tomato paste
- ½ cup Oil
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Black pepper
- 1 tsp. Red pepper
- 1 tsp. Citric acid or juice of a lemon
- Grape leaves
- Onions (optional)
- Frozen green beans (optional)
- ¼ cup Oil
Instructions
Mix the stuffing:
- In a large bowl, add rinsed rice, finely chopped parsley, finely chopped garlic, finely chopped onions, oil, tomato paste, black pepper, citric acid, red pepper, and salt.
- Mix them well with the help of a spatula. If needed, wear hand gloves and mix them with your hands.
Stuff and Cook the Dolma:
- Add ¼ cup oil to the bottom of your large pot.
- Add frozen green beans.
- Start adding stuffed onions, then stuffed tomato and bell peppers, and stuffed grape leaves.
- Add 3 cups of hot water to the pot. Put a plate upside down on top of the Grape leaves that hold everything.
- Cook the dolmas uncovered on medium-high heat for 10 minutes and then cover with lid and cook it on low heat for an hour.