Warak Enab (Stuffed Grape Leaves)

Name: Warak Enab (Stuffed Grape Leaves)
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese Coastal & Mountain
Ingredients: 60 grape leaves; 300 g short-grain rice; 300 g ground lamb/beef; tomato, parsley, mint, seven-spice; 120 ml lemon juice; olive oil

Grape leaves rolled slim around lemony spiced rice (and often meat), simmered until tender — a dish of patience, hospitality, and celebration.

2 hr 15 min · Serves 8 · Takes some skill

Recipe by Halal Gourmet Editorial Team

Ingredients

Wrap

60 grape leaves, fresh blanched or brined, rinsed

Filling

300 gshort-grain rice
300 gground lamb/beef, optional; omit for vegetarian (optional)
tomato, parsley, mint, seven-spice

Braise

120 mllemon juice
olive oil

Method

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Time: Prep 75 min · Cook 60 min · 135 min total
Difficulty: hard

1
Mix filling. Lay each leaf vein-side up, spoon filling, fold and roll tight but not bursting.
50 min
2
Pack rolls seam-down in a lined pot; weight with a plate.
10 min
3
Add lemon, oil, water to cover; simmer gently until rice and leaves are tender.
60 min