Grape leaves

[isra1986]

I know this has been posted so many times, but I wanted to share again! Lol! This is my favorite food ever!!!

1 lb of ground turkey
1 cup of rice
2 lemons
2 cloves of garlic
lamb or beef on the bone
olive oil
Salt, pepper, allspice, garlic powder
1 jar of grapeleaves
1 can of crushes tomatos

1. boil grape leaves with a little salt

2. combine turkey, rice, 1 clove of garlic minced, a little olive oil and spices. Roll inside the grape leaves, making them about an inch lon.

3. place lamb or beef in the bottom of a pot, layer grape leaves, adding tomato and slices of garlic over each layer.

4. add the final layer and place slices of garlic and 1/2 of a lemon slices, squeeze the other half of the lemons juice, spices and add water to cover the rolled up leaves.

5. boil covered for 20 mins and simmer for atleast 2 hours. Serve with the other lemon wedges. Enjoy :)

My "helper"

[ummrami]

All you've done is make me very hungry Isra . Just kidding . They look so good  I just might make some this week . Rami's been asking for them ,LOL And that little helper , LOL She's just too cute . And already learning how to make Arabic food . I bet her little touch made everything taste better .

[mroschmann]

thanks for posting ... and I so love your little helper... can I borrow her when I make mine :).. LOL LOL

Looks delish... great job..

[mrsaprilmayc]

Oh, they look so good! Grape Leaves are one of my favorites, but I'm afraid to make them. Thank you for the instructions. I will have to give it a try. :)

[maisah]

Wow beauty queen this is great,,, Thank you so much....

[MamaKalila]

Thanks! I've been wanting to try making these... I have several recipes but haven't attempted it yet lol. Those look so good!

[DreadyMom]

LOL funny meeting you here. I was looking at someone elses profile and found this group. I LOVE grape leaves. Where can I find them? Do you have to order them? Or are they at the store?

Also, do you cook the turkey first or does it cook up just fine inside the leaves.

I am completely new to MAKING them myself... now eating them, thats another story lol. 

Well, lol thats not true. I had them only twice. And they were in some kind of oil and stuffed with couscous. I liked them, but not the oil so much. 

These look DELISH!! Made me super hungry lol.

[isra1986]

I am all over Cafemom, lol!
They have them at a Supermarket her, Giant, in the greek foods section in a glass jar.
You don't cook the turkey or the rice, it cooks on it's own!

Quoting DreadyMom:

LOL funny meeting you here. I was looking at someone elses profile and found this group. I LOVE grape leaves. Where can I find them? Do you have to order them? Or are they at the store?

Also, do you cook the turkey first or does it cook up just fine inside the leaves.

I am completely new to MAKING them myself... now eating them, thats another story lol. 

Well, lol thats not true. I had them only twice. And they were in some kind of oil and stuffed with couscous. I liked them, but not the oil so much. 

These look DELISH!! Made me super hungry lol.

[maisah]

DreadyMom......   You can also get a Jar of grape leaves from the internationl market in your area.....  when you get them soak them in tap water drain then soak them again in tap water for 2 hours to get the brine it was in out.....

I use ground beef and rice mixture..... with a lil mint... I do not make mine in tamata sauce.. I add loads of garlic and chicken broth with a lil olive oil......     I have had them in tamata sauce and it is very good......    I love them too!

[staci328]

 wow! yours look so much better!! im gonna have to try them. mine are to simple lol i just roll up ground beef and rice with salt and pepper add lemon juice and water and thats it! this looks waaay better my family is always bugging me to make them i actually just made 5 jars about a week ago lol

[staci328]

 why do you boil the leaves first?