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Warak Enab (Stuffed Grape Leaves)

Entrada · Líbano · Beirut

Warak Enab (Stuffed Grape Leaves) 🌿

Tender vine leaves rolled tight around lemon-scented rice with onion, raisins and pine nuts, layered in the pot and slow-steamed until the broth is gone. Served cool with lemon, they are Beirut's most patient appetizer.

Middle East Levantine ⏱ 90 min Média

Modo de preparo

  1. 1

    Sauté the onion in half the olive oil over medium heat until soft and sweet, 8-10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Stir in rice, cinnamon, allspice, raisins, half the dill, pine nuts, salt and pepper; toast 2 minutes, then take off the heat.

  3. 3

    Lay a grape leaf shiny-side down, place a spoon of the rice near the stem end, fold the sides over and roll snugly — loose rolls fall apart, tight ones burst, aim between.

  4. 4

    Pack the rolls seam-down in a heavy pot in even layers; sprinkle the remaining dill over the top.

  5. 5

    Whisk stock with tomato sauce and lemon juice, pour over, and weigh down with an inverted plate.

  6. 6

    Simmer covered 45-55 minutes until the rice is tender and most liquid absorbed.

  7. 7

    Rest 20 minutes, drizzle with the remaining olive oil and serve warm or at room temperature.

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