STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES (PERSIAN)

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Make and share this Stuffed Grape Leaves (persian) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by LikeItLoveIt

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
5 cups chopped mushrooms
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 cup cooked yellow split peas
2 cups cooked white rice
1 (16 ounce) jar grape leaves
1 cup water

Steps:

  • In a skillet, heat oil and saut onion and mushrooms until soft.
  • Add parsley and spices.
  • Transfer to a bowl.
  • Mix in peas and rice.
  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Line a 3-qt baking dish with a few grape leaves to keep stuffed leaves from sticking and burning.
  • Place 1 heaping Tbs of rice mixture (depending on size of leaf) in the center of a grape leaf.
  • Fold in sides, then roll leaf from stem to tip.
  • Place in casserole.
  • Repeat procedure with remaining grape leaves until rice mixture is used up.
  • Pour water in bottom of dish (to provent sticking and drying out).
  • Bake for 25 minutes.

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