Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, dolmadakia stuffed grape/vine leaves. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Greek Grape Leaves Stuffed with Rice and Herbs (Dolmadakia). Dolmadakia, the Greek word for dolmas, is one of the most iconic recipes of Greek cuisine and, although there are many varieties, the meatless version is the most common. In the warmer months, try to find and use fresh grape leaves.
Dolmadakia Stuffed Grape/Vine Leaves is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Dolmadakia Stuffed Grape/Vine Leaves is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have dolmadakia stuffed grape/vine leaves using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Dolmadakia Stuffed Grape/Vine Leaves:
- Take 1 1/2 cup Short grain white rice
- Get 300 grams Grape/Vine leaves (50 leaves)
- Prepare 2 medium size finely chopped Onions
- Take 1 cup finely chopped Parsley
- Prepare 1 cup finely chopped Dill
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup Olive Oil
- Make ready 2 Lemon juices
- Take Salt
- Make ready Pepper
Sometimes vine leaves are stuffed with ground meat also like lamb or beef. In Greek we call them Dolmadakia. Dolmadakia we name the small Dolmades. Stuffed grape leaves, also known as dolmas, are a popular cuisine in Israel and have certain characteristics we associate with that part of the world (lamb spiced with baharat, for example), but they actually have a long culinary history across the Middle East, as well as in Greece and Turkey.
Steps to make Dolmadakia Stuffed Grape/Vine Leaves:
- Start off with the Grape/Vine leaves, if you are able to find fresh leaves at the farmers market, then that is great. All you need to do is boil them just so slightly for about 3 minutes, just so that they are easy to fold. If your not able to find fresh leaves, then the store bought ones do just fine, all you have to do is strain completely. I am not able to find fresh leaves either, so I always use store bought jars.
- Ok, next step is to take the sauce pan and add 1/2 cup olive oil, toss in the onions and stir for 5 minutes. Add in the rice and 2 cups of water, stir continuously so that it does not become one big blob. 🙂 Boil for 10 minutes on low heat Set aside In a large bowl add in the Parsley, Dill and the rice mixture.
- Ok, this is really simple, I mean the rolling part. Place one leaf on your work surface, shiny side down, add one tablespoon or teaspoon (depending on how large the leaf is) in the middle. Then just turn in both sides of the leaf, take the bottom part of the leaf and start to roll upwards, this will turn out to look into a log.
- Take the large sauce pan and start by putting the Dolmathakia in a circle until finished. I have to invest in some new sauce pots and pans. The ones I have at the moment are so old and not very helpful. 🙂 Anyway, if you have any rice mixture left over after rolling the logs, I usually add it into the sauce pan.
- Add the rest of the Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper, Lemon Juice and Water just enough water to cover the Dolmadakia. Add a small plate on top to hold them down while boiling and this also helps the logs not to fall apart. Boil for 50 minutes..leaves and rice should be done by now. If not add a bit more water and let them boil until soft. These appetizers are eaten cold, and are delicious dipped in Yogurt and or Tzatziki. More than happy to help anyone who might try this recipe.
Rinse grape leaves very well; drain, separate very carefully. Cover rolls in kettle, then refrigerate. To serve, pile stuffed grape leaves on serving plate; garnish. Dolmades (stuffed vine/ grape leaves) often come canned at the supermarket. But nothing compares to homemade dolmades, which are far superior in quality and taste and really Layer the bottom of a large pot with some vine leaves (use the ones that are little bit torn) and start rolling the dolmadakia.
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