Lebanese Grape Leaves Recipe

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Lebanese Grape Leaves
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Ingredients
9
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Nutrition
509
Calories
Total time
120
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 (16 oz) jars grape leaves
  • 2 1/4 lbs ground lamb
  • 2 1/4 cups long grain white rice
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 12 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp mint

Directions:

  1. Place rice in a medium sized bowl and cover with 3 cups of cold water.
  2. Let stand for 30-60 minutes.
  3. Drain and rinse grape leaves in a colander.
  4. Cut leaves in half removing the thick center stem.
  5. Save five or six large leaves for bottom of pan- discard any extremely tough or ragged leaves.
  6. Drain all water from rice.
  7. Add lamb, salt, pepper, and cinnamon.
  8. Mix by hand thoroughly.
  9. Line bottom of large kettle or dutch oven with five or six large leaves to prevent scorching.
  10. Lay a leaf flat on a plate, shiny side down.
  11. Put approximately 1 heaping teaspoon of meat mixture towards bottom of leaf.
  12. Roll in one edge to seal, then roll leaf up firmly but not too tight (you need to leave a little room for the rice to expand while cooking).
  13. Place leaves in kettle in circular fashion leaving a small circle in the center for water to circulate.
  14. When you have one full row on bottom of pan, slice two cloves of garlic over the top of the leaves.
  15. Sprinkle with a little of the mint.
  16. Continue rolling the leaves and layering them with the garlic/ mint.
  17. You should have approximately five rows of leaves when you are done.
  18. Place a heatproof plate over the top of the leaves- large enough to hold them in place, but with a little room on the edges.
  19. Put a bowl on top of the plate filled with water to hold the plate down while cooking.
  20. Fill kettle with water over the top of the plate.
  21. Cook on top of stove on high heat until it begins to boil.
  22. Lower heat to medium so that water does not boil over and continue cooking.
  23. Total cooking time after it starts to boil is 16-19 minutes.
  24. Remove bowl.
  25. Carefully drain water from kettle.
  26. Remove plate.
  27. Arrange leaves on a platter.
  28. Serve with lemon wedges.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 508.94 Kcal (2131 kJ)
Calories from fat 354.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 39.38g 61%
Cholesterol 124.15mg 41%
Sodium 1266.37mg 53%
Potassium 487.65mg 10%
Total Carbs 6.86g 2%
Sugars 1.51g 6%
Dietary Fiber 2.49g 10%
Protein 30.17g 60%
Vitamin C 19mg 32%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 7%
Iron 19mg 105%
Calcium 89.4mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 230.73 Kcal (966 kJ)
Calories from fat 160.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.85g 61%
Cholesterol 56.28mg 41%
Sodium 574.11mg 53%
Potassium 221.08mg 10%
Total Carbs 3.11g 2%
Sugars 0.68g 6%
Dietary Fiber 1.13g 10%
Protein 13.68g 60%
Vitamin C 8.6mg 32%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 7%
Iron 8.6mg 105%
Calcium 40.5mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 13
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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