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Zeytinyagli Yaprak Sarmasi)[also: Biber Dolmasi]
Ingredients Measure Amount
Vine leaves - 150 grams
Water 2 2/3 cups 550 grams
Salt 3 teaspoons 18 grams
Onion 6 big 600 grams
Olive oil ¾ cup 150 grams
Pine nuts 2 tablespoon 20 grams
Rice 1 1/3 cup 240 grams
Sugar 2 teaspoons 8 grams
Currants 2 tablespoons 20 grams
Parsley 1 small size bunch 40 grams
Dill 1 small size bunch 30 grams
Fresh mint 10-15 leaves 10 grams
Cinnamon ¾ teaspoon 1.5 grams
Black pepper ¾ teaspoon 1.5 grams
All spice ½ teaspoon 2 grams
Lemon juice 2 tablespoons 20 grams
Lemon 1 medium size 100 grams
Servings: 6
Preparation :
Wash the vine leaves and remove the coarse stems. Put the water and a teaspoon of salt in a pot. Bring to boil and add half of the leaves. Simmer them for 4-5 minutes, turning over once. Simmer the other half in similar fashion. Measure the cooking liquid and complete it to 2 3/4 cups and set aside.
Peel the onions, wash and chop finely, place in pot together with oil and nuts, cover and sauté for 20 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally. Stir a few time with the lid removed so that the nuts are browned. Wash and drain the rice and add to the pot and stir a couple of times. Add the remaining salt, sugar and the 1 ¾ cups of the hot cooking liquid, stir and sprinkle with currants. Simmer it on first medium and then low heat for 10-15 minutes, until all the liquid is reduced. Wash the parsley and the dill and remove the stems and chop finely. Add them to the cooked rice together with mint, spices and the lemon juice and leave covered for 10 minutes. Place the vine leaves so that the side with veins face inside when wrapped. Place the prepared filling to one side, fold the side edges over he filling and then wrap it. Cover the bottom of a shallow saucepan with vine leaves and the removed parsley and dill stems and place the wrapped vine leaves over them.
Place a heat-proof flat plate over the leave wraps (dolmas). Heat the remaining boiling liquid and add to the pan slowly, pouring from the edge of the dolmas. Cover and simmer over low heat for 50 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish when cool, and garnish with lemon slices.
Nutritional Value (in approximately one serving)
Energy 441 cal, Protein 5.8 g, Fat 26.0 g, Carbohydrates 47.8 g, Calcium 137 mg, Iron 2.73 mg, Phosphorus 101 mg, Zinc 2 mg, Sodium 1136 mg, Vitamin A 4224 iu, Thiamine 0.15 mg, Riboflavin 0.07 mg, Niacin 1.11 mg, Vitamin C 28 mg, Cholesterol 0 mg.
Notes:
It is a very popular dish in all regions. It is a favorite at tea and cocktail parties and picnics. The vine leaves can be pickled in brine and used out of season. In that case, they should first be soaked in warm water to reduce the salt, and the amount of salt used in the recepie should be halved.
Cold Stuffed Green Peppers (Biber Dolmasi)
Ingredients Measure Amount
Onion 6 large 600 gr.
Olive Oil ¾ cup 150 gr.
Pine nuts 2 table spoons 20 gr.
Rice 1/3 cup 240 gr.
Tomato 3 small 250 gr.
Salt 3 dessert spoons 18 gr.
Sugar 2 dessert spoons 8 gr.
Water (hot) ¼ cup 500 gr.
Currants 2 table spoons 20 gr.
Green Peppers 12 medium 850 gr.
Parsley 1 small bunch 40 gr.
Dill 1 small bunch 30 gr.
Fresh Mints 10-15 leaves 10 gr.
Cinnamon 1 dessert spoon 2 gr.
Black Pepper ¾ dessert spoon 1.5 gr.
Allspice ¾ dessert spoon 1.5 gr.
Lemon juice 2 table spoons 20 gr.
Servings: 6
Preparation :
Peel and finely chop the onions, place in a sauce pan together with the oil and the nuts, cover and put on low heat to get tender, stirring occasionally. Remove the lid and stir for a few minutes to get the nuts slightly browned. Wash the rice and drain, add to the pan and stir a couple of times. Wash the tomatoes, set aside one and grate the others into the pan.
Add 2 dessert spoons of salt, sugar and 1 cup of water, stir, sprinkle the currants and cook for 10 - 15 minutes first on medium and then low heat until the juices are reduced. Wash the peppers, parsley and dill, push open the stalk ends of the peppers and clean out the seeds. Sprinkle the remaining salt to the insides. Sort the parsley and dill, chop finely and add to the rice together with the mint and the spices. Let simmer for 10 minutes. Quarter the remaining tomato and slice half cm. thick. Fill the peppers with the prepared stuffing and cover the tops with tomato slices and place in a shallow pan. Cover them with a heath resistant plate. Add the remaining 1/4 cup of hot water and cook for approximately 50 minutes.
Nutritional Value (in approximately one serving) :
Energy 467 cal., Protein 6.8 g., Fat 27.7 g., Carbohydrate 50.7 g., Calcium 66 mg., Fe 2.83 mg., Phosphorus 136 mg., Zinc 2 mg., Sodium 1205 mg., Vitamin A 1576 ju., Thiamine 0.21 mg., Riboflavin 0.17 mg., Niacin 2.03 mg., Vitamin C 99 mg., Cholesterol 0 mg.
Notes :
Mostly favored in the Western regions. During meals it is served as a second course after a meat course. Also popular as an appetizer or picnic food.
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