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Warak enab, vine leaves stuffed with rice and meat on potatoes

Warak enab, vine leaves stuffed with rice and meat on potatoes

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A Lebanese dish: grape leaves rolled around a filling of rice, ground beef, onion, tomato, and seven-spice lemon, slowly cooked on a bed of apple and toma…

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Recipe from কমলেশ মন্ডল, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The stuffed grape leaves are cooked tightly under a heavy plate, over very low heat. They are served alongside the roasted apples and tomatoes, which have been cooked in their own juices.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total2 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbled
  • Estimated cost$17.96 $4.49 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $4.71
  • $0.83
  • $0.19
  • $0.53
  • $0.03
  • $0.03
  • $0.29
  • $0.35
  • $0.35
  • $1.43
  • $9.22

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the rice for 30 minutes, then drain it thoroughly.
  2. Combine the rice with the onion, tomato, parsley, salt, and spices, then add a little olive oil and lemon juice. ≈ 4 min
  3. Wash the grape leaves; if they have just been picked, blanch them for 1 minute in boiling water.
  4. Fill each slice of pastry with rice and meat, then roll it up. ≈ 10 min
  5. Grease the bottom of a casserole dish and line it with slices of apple and tomato. ≈ 3 min
  6. Place the rolls on top, then drizzle with the remaining lemon juice and a touch of oil. ≈ 3 min
  7. Cover with a heavy plate, pour in hot water, close the lid, and let it simmer for 40 to 50 minutes on very low heat.
  8. Once the water has been absorbed and the rice is cooked, serve the rolls with the mashed apples and the tomato sauce. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Warak enab, vine leaves stuffed with rice and meat on potatoes

  • 2 cups of ground beef$4.71
  • 1 cup of basmati rice$0.83
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped, peeled tomatoes$0.19
  • 1 teaspoon of ground pepper$0.53
  • salt$0.03
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped onion$0.03
  • ½ cup of lemon juice$0.29
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley or cilantro$0.35
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil$0.35
  • 2 large potatoes, sliced$1.43
  • 5 to 6 tomatoes, sliced$9.22

Total$17.96

that's $4.49 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups of ground beef
  • 10 to 12 grape leaves
  • 1 cup of basmati rice
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped, peeled tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon of Lebanese seven-spice blend (or garam masala)
  • 1 teaspoon of ground pepper
  • salt
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped onion
  • ½ cup of lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley or cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 large potatoes, sliced
  • 5 to 6 tomatoes, sliced
  • 2 cups of hot water

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