How to make Dolmades (Stuffed Grape Leaves) with this simple recipe.

Dolmades (Dol-MAH-thes) are stuffed grape vine leaves made with a combination of ground beef, rice, and herbs and spices. You can find other versions of these around the mediterranean such as Dolma, or vegetarian options.

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Recipe: https://yiamaswithyiayia.ca/2021/10/dolmades/

Ingredients:
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 jar pickled grape vine leaves
1 diced red onion
2 tbsp beef bouillon (beef base)
1 cup chopped dillweed, fresh
3 tbsp chopped parsley (or dry)
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp pepper
1 egg, beaten
2 cups long grain rice
1 + 1/2 cup olive oil
1 whole lemon, juiced

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, dillweed, beef base, red onion, salt, pepper, the beaten egg, long grain rice, and 1 cup of olive oil. Mix with your hands or in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment.

Rinse the grape vine leaves thoroughly to remove any salt from the jar and separate the good (large and flat leaves) and set aside. Of those leaves, cut the stems from the base of each leaf as they tend to be stringy and chewy if left on.

Have a large saucepan set aside and ready to fill with dolmades.

Put each rolled dolmades in the pot as you complete it until you run out of meat mixture or the pot is full. Fill the pot until the dolmades are just covered, place a plate upside-down on top of the dolmades (to prevent them from floating), cover with the lid and cook on the stovetop on medium-high heat for 45 minutes.

Check one by cutting the centre and making sure the meat is cooked through. If they’re still pink on the inside, cook for another 15 minutes.

Allow the dolmades to cool for 10 minutes before serving to ensure they don’t fall apart when you remove them from the pot.

To make the sauce: With a fork, beat the juice from one lemon with ½ cup of olive oil and drizzle it on top of each serving.

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10 Comments

  1. Thank you for this recipe, I have grape vines so I’ll collect some leaves fresh and make this lovely dish , looks very lovely. 🙏

  2. I just made them (currently they are on the stove) and for any listeners, I used 240g of leaves (be mindful that there might be two diffent units. One for only the leaves and one for the leaves and the water) and I've got about ¼ of the mixture left over. So if you make them, keep that in mind.

    Also, the leaves might be difficult to separate. If so, put them in warm water, this will help a lot!

    Edit: so I am done eating and I've got a remark for anyone wanting to recreate this. Salt your water or boil them in a broth! Mine lacked some salt at the end, which was remedied by simply adding it ontop.

  3. Beautiful! I'm a greek boy who lives much too far from other greeks, and I've been looking for some recipe to follow to make them for myself! Thank you yiayia! 😉

  4. Why add salt & then fuss with the leaves to wash the salt off? Just don't add the salt & not rinse the leaves. Anyway, there's plenty of salt in the beef base, too. 😉

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