Grape Leaves

Recipe courtesy Marc Tsakiris, Boulevard Diner

Show: Diners, Drive-ins and DivesEpisode: Multitaskers

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Total Time:
2 hr 20 min
Prep
1 hr 0 min
Inactive
20 min
Cook
1 hr 0 min
Yield:
12 to 15 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 2 pounds ground pork
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons ground pepper
  • Tomato puree
  • Butter
  • Olive oil
  • 1 jar preserved grape leaves in brine
  • Lemon juice

Directions

Mix the ground beef and ground pork. Add the rice, dill, both onions, garlic powder, salt and pepper, and then mix.

Then make a puree by first melting some butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Then add enough olive oil and tomato puree until the sauce is orange/red in color. Mix over medium heat but do not boil. Add enough of the puree to the meat so that it is moist but not soupy. Let cool, about 20 minutes.

Cover the bottom of a large saucepan with a layer of grape leaves. De-stem the remaining leaves and place vein-side up on your work surface. Place about 3 ounces of meat filling on each leaf and roll them up. Once you have rolled all your grape leaves, stack them in a circular pattern in the pan. Add a little lemon juice, some olive oil and enough water to just cover the top of your last stack. Cover and let simmer for about an hour.

This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional and makes a large quantity. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

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  • on February 01, 2012

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    i add dill to mine...delicious!

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