Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Yaprak



Yaprak
Ingredients
1 pound jar Grape leaves
1 medium sized potato, peeled and cut into thick circles
5 cloves of garlic whole or mashed as desire
2 to 3 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon citric acid, may substitute with ½ cup fresh lemon juice
1 pound beef or lamb meat, cooked (reserve the broth)
Water as needed
Stuffing ingredients

2 ½ cups rice
200 g ground beef or lamb red meat (60 % lean)
2 ½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon allspice
2 ½ teaspoons cumin
¼ cup safflower
 

Directions
 * Boil water in a pan, boil grape leaves in water for 10 minutes , drain and place  the leaves in cold water to cool, drain and sit aside
* Inundate the rice in water for 1 hour before using, then rinse with water till the water turns pure and drain them completely
* Combine stuffing ingredients together

* Fill each leaf with the stuffing and wrap it tightly
* In a pressure cooker place cooked meat, potato,  garlic cloves, salt and citric acid
* Arrange wrapped
yaprak side by side

* Add meat broth and water to inundate all components
* Apply some weight over the components so Yaprak does not move and unwrap during cooking
* Place pressure cooker on high heat, cover and cook for 30 – 45 minutes
*Immediately pour yaprak soup in a bowl, you can  serve it beside yaprak. Invert yaprak and other components on a plate
* Serve warm with pita bread and plain yogurt or yaprak soup as desired

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