Turkish Cuisine
Yaprak Dolması

Stuffed Vine Leaves

City
Karabük
Prep Time
75 min

Stuffed vine leaves in Karabuk are not merely a rice or meat filling wrapped in leaves; they represent family labor and guest-table care. Vine leaves are wrapped one by one with a seasoned rice filling and carefully arranged in the pot. They are common at holidays, weddings and family gatherings.

Ingredients

  • Asma yaprağı
  • Pirinç
  • Kıyma
  • Soğan
  • Salça
  • Nane
  • Tuz

Recipe

  1. 1

    Asma yapraklari salamuraysa sudan gecirilir; tazeyse kisa sure haslanir.

  2. 2

    Pirinç, sogan, salca, nane, tuz ve istege gore kiyma karistirilir.

  3. 3

    Yapraklar damarlı yuzu ice gelecek sekilde acilir, harc konup sarilir.

  4. 4

    Dolmalar tencereye sıkı dizilir; uzerine su ve az tereyagi eklenir.

  5. 5

    Kisik ateste pirinc yumusayana kadar pisirilir.