Fylla (grape leaves)

Name: Fylla (grape leaves)
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: grape leaves (as many as the mixture will require); 1 kg minced meat (1/2 beef & 1/2 pork); 1 1/2 cup rice (1 short grain white rice & 1/2 long grain); 2 large onions, grated; 2 cans (1 kg) diced tomatoes; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup vegetable shortening; 1/2 cup olive oil; salt, pepper, cumin; water; 1 tbsp vegetable shortening and 1/2 cup olive oil for cooking

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My mother-in-law's recipe for the most perfect dolma with minced meat that I have ever tasted!!! It is a variation of the traditional dish "fylla" that they make in Kalymnos.

Recipe by yummyyy

My mother-in-law's recipe for the most perfect dolma with minced meat that I have ever tasted!!! It is a variation of the traditional dish "fylla" that they make in Kalymnos.

Recipe by yummyyy

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

My mother-in-law's recipe for the most perfect dolma with minced meat that I have ever tasted!!! It is a variation of the traditional dish "fylla" that they make in Kalymnos.

Recipe by yummyyy

My mother-in-law's recipe for the most perfect dolma with minced meat that I have ever tasted!!! It is a variation of the traditional dish "fylla" that they make in Kalymnos.

Recipe by yummyyy

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Ingredients

6 servings

grape leaves (as many as the mixture will require)
1 kgminced meat (1/2 beef & 1/2 pork)
1 1/2 cuprice (1 short grain white rice & 1/2 long grain)
2large onions, grated
2cans (1 kg) diced tomatoes
2 tbsptomato paste
1/2 cupwater
1/2 cupvegetable shortening
1/2 cupolive oil
salt, pepper, cumin
water
1 tbspvegetable shortening and 1/2 cup olive oil for cooking

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Steps

1

Blanch the grape leaves.
2

Strain them and lay them out on the brim of the pot that you are going to use or the strainer.
3

Mix the mince thoroughly with the rice, onions, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, water, shortening, oil and spices.
4

Cover the bottom of the pot with tomato slices.
5

Stuff the grape leaves in the following way
6

Arrange each grape leaf, shiny side down, place a spoonful of filling on it, turn inwards the sides of the leave (next to the stem) and roll all the way up (it takes some patience!). At the same time, stack them tightly one next to the other in a large pot.
7

Cover them with a large plate (so they don't unravel while cooking) and add the spoonful of shortening, the oil and as much water as is needed to cover them.
8

Boil over high heat for about half an hour.
9

Serve with yogurt.