Stuffed Vine Leaves and Zucchini
Stuffed Vine Leaves and Zucchini

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, stuffed vine leaves and zucchini. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook stuffed vine leaves and zucchini using 9 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Vine Leaves and Zucchini:
  1. Get 500 g vine leaves, washed and stems removed
  2. Get 1 kg baby zucchini, washed
  3. Get 1 kg lamb ribs, or 8 pieces
  4. Prepare 3/4 cup lemon juice
  5. Prepare For the stuffing
  6. Get 600 g coarsely ground beef
  7. Take 1 1/2 cups white rice, washed and drained
  8. Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
  9. Take 1/2 teaspoon pepper

These vegetarian stuffed vine leaves or sarma are a well-known Turkish dish. Also called Yaprak sarma, they are originally filled with ground meat. However, the vegetarian versions with rice and vegetables or with rice and sultanas or raisins and nuts are very popular as well. Vine Leaves Stuffed Mushrooms Stuffed Peppers Zucchini Vines Cabbage Potatoes Vegetarian Kitchens.

Instructions to make Stuffed Vine Leaves and Zucchini:
  1. In a deep bowl, mix the stuffing ingredients together.
  2. Place the vine leaves in a pot filled with boiling water for 1 min. Remove from hot water and place under cold water. Strain well and set aside.
  3. Take one vine leaf and spread it on a flat surface and place 1 teaspoon of the stuffing in the middle forming a straight line. Fold the sides inwards first and roll to warp. Make sure the stuffing is completely covered and the vine leaf is tightly wrapped. Repeat same procedure with the other vine leaves.
  4. Trim the ends of the zucchini. With a corer, pierce the top and remove the insides, making sure to keep a relatively thick outer layer that can hold the stuffing.
  5. Fill only ¾ of each zucchini leaving space for the rice to expand when cooked.
  6. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the meat ribs and fry them in a skillet until brown.
  7. Place the cooked ribs at the bottom of a deep pot.
  8. Place the wrapped vine leaves over the ribs in layers then place the stuffed zucchini on top of the leaves. Add the lemon juice and some boiling water to cover the pot contents. Place a plate, face inwards, on top of the contents to weigh them down while cooking.
  9. Cover pot and allow it to simmer on low heat for 1 hr 30 min.
  10. Turn off the heat and remove the plate. Remove the zucchini and set aside.
  11. To serve, place a serving dish, facing inwards, over the pot. Turn over the pot upside down, holding tightly the dish under it. Let the content drop on the serving dish and remove slowly the pot. Arrange the zucchini on top.
  12. Serve warm with yogurt on the side.

To prepare stuffing the vine leaves begin by unfolding each vine leaf neatly and gently so that it does tear. Take the baking dish and line half the. Made this for Father's Day per husband's request. This is a keeper and I will be making this again. Pickled vine leaves are available here in Turkey, but if you can only find fresh ones, here is a great link explaining how to preserve them.

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