Golden Beets with Grape Leaves

Stuffed grape leaves

These are not the typical Greek stuffed grape leaves , these are almost my Grandmother's grape leaves or " cigars" as she called them.They do remind you of a cigar, but she would get her grape leaves wild by the railroad tracks. As she got older and the grapevine disappeared she bought them at the store.She had a special pot she used to cook them in, it was the same pot that when we were little we used as a booster chair.I basically use my stuffed pepper filling and roll it in grape leaves. If you like real tomato saucy sauce use more spaghetti sauce and less chicken broth. We like a little tomato flavor in ours. So we use chicken broth mostly.I would try the original and then adjust to your families likes.When I was little I did not like these, I only ate the filling. Now every so often I get a craving for these.They do take a while to make but you get faster as you go and you learn timesaving tricks to share with others. These freeze well if you have leftovers. Enjoy!

A very delicious Egyptian dish loved by everyone. I used grape leaves, carrots, and turmeric.

These are a hit at gatherings and especially delicious. If you have a party, you can prepare them the day before by rolling them up, and then cook them the next day.

Home alone.You can add lambchop between the stuffed grape leaves on the top insted of maggi.Lemon juice insted of pomegranate molasses if don't find it .

Hold on!!! You may say well, I don't like beets. This isn't canned beets, pickled beets, or beet mush. This is fresh, with Parmesan cheese, sour cream, and bacon. Yes a bunch of bacon.

yummy

We leave ten grape leaves on top of the grape clusters on the vines to provide protection against sunburn and then remove the side shoots. These are the most tender leaves, not as big but delicious. We pickle them in twenty four packs. Twelve stuffed grape leaves make a meal for one.

I put in the instapot pressure cooker for 45 minutes. So tender. I had extra leaves leftover so I used the unused leave in another recipe.

A beloved traditional dish with fresh and tender grape leaves, delicious and very aromatic.

An irresistible side dish: grape leaves stuffed with a mixture of rice, vegetables, and herbs, rolled and then cooked in meat broth.

love these things

Yum.

We call this dish dolma its one of my favorite dishes...full of flavors enjoy

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Stuffed grape leaves require patience when wrapping, but the process is both a challenge and a game. They can be eaten hot or cold and are always a hit.