Recipe for yalanji (Stuffed Vine Leaves) - learn how to make delicious yalanji and bring the taste of middle eastern cuisine to your kitchen. Yummy Lebanese side dish!!
Ingredients
* 500g vine leaves fresh or (a packet of vine leaves kept in salted wter)
* 1 1/2 cup rice washed
* 1 cup parsley chopped
* 1/2 cup mint leaves chopped
* 4 small tomatoes chopped
* 4 spring onions chopped with their greens
* 1/2 cup olive oil
* 3/4 cup lemon juice
* 2 potatoes sliced
* salt & pepper
Preparation
* Dip the vine leaves in boiling water for 1 minute, remove and put aside. Then, mix the rice with the herbs, onions, tomatoes, lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper. Open the vine leaves on a board one at a time. Put 1 tablespoon of the mixture on each, fold in 2 sides then roll as a small cigar. Repeat until finish all the leaves or the stuffing.
* Place the sliced potatoes in the bottom of a saucepan, then put the stuffed leaves on top, cover with water. Use a plate to fit inside the saucepan as a lid, to stop the vine leaves from opening. Cook on slow heat for about 1 hour when the leaves are well cooked. Serve cold.
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