Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipe

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Stuffed Grape Leaves
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  1. If you have lefover filling, you can stuff it into a cleaned, cored bell pepper, or roll then in cabbage leaves.
  2. Rinse the grape leaves in clean water, and pinch the stems off.
  3. Put then in a collander over a bown while u work wih them.
  4. Mix all the fillings together, rice, lamb, salt, garlic and tomato paste.
  5. Prepare a deep pot by puting in lamb bones (ask the butcher to cut up a few shank bones or leg bones for u) in the bottom of the pot.
  6. If you don't want to do this, or can't, use your silverware in the bottom of the pot, a rack will not keep them high enough- maybe u could use a basket, but I don't I just use bones or silverware to keep the leaves off the bottom.
  7. Now line what ever you have chosen to use with a few grape leaves and the stems u have pinched off.
  8. Lay the grape leaf with the shiney side down on a clean flat surface (counter top is fine) u want to see the rough back, and the leaf viens.
  9. Put about 1 tbls of the filling on to each leaf, and flatten it out into a finger lenght& width, but now going all the way to the edges.
  10. Starting at the back, where u pinched the stem off, roll up over the meat mixture, then tuck in the sides, now roll tighly up.
  11. Similarly to rolling a cigar.
  12. Now line the pot with the rolled grape leaves, alternating directions with each layer- pack these tightly.
  13. When you are finished rolling the leaves, you will need to find a plate to lay on top of these leaves cause u r going to weight the leaves down with a full jar of water.
  14. When u have the plate, and large canning jar of water ontop, fill the pot to the top of the plate with water, hen bring to a boil, then you will have to watch the pot, and keep the water level up with boiling water (keep a kettle also boiling while u boil the leaves) these cook faster this way, approx 25 min, per jar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 571.62 Kcal (2393 kJ)
Calories from fat 235.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.17g 40%
Cholesterol 82.76mg 28%
Sodium 951.24mg 40%
Potassium 370.71mg 8%
Total Carbs 59.31g 20%
Sugars 38.19g 153%
Dietary Fiber 3.39g 14%
Protein 22.68g 45%
Vitamin C 2.5mg 4%
Iron 2.7mg 15%
Calcium 61mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 277.27 Kcal (1161 kJ)
Calories from fat 114.25 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.69g 40%
Cholesterol 40.14mg 28%
Sodium 461.4mg 40%
Potassium 179.81mg 8%
Total Carbs 28.77g 20%
Sugars 18.52g 153%
Dietary Fiber 1.65g 14%
Protein 11g 45%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 4%
Iron 1.3mg 15%
Calcium 29.6mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.9
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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