Warak Enab - Warak Enab Recipe
Delicious recipe for warak enab (stuffed grape leaves). Bring the great taste of Lebanese food to your kitchen. Warak enab is usually served as an appetizer/side dish or as a main dish if you prepare a large quantity of Warak enab.
Well, the smell is not great while cooking it, but once the cooking is over, you are in for a finger licking, delicious meal that is befitting of royalty. So treat yourself. We know you will be addicted to this healthy, flavorful and uniquely Mediterranean meal.
Ingredients
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 70 leaves grape leaves
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 1/8 cup parsley finely chopped fresh
- 1 cup rice
- Rinse rice in cold water, drain. Add all ingredients except lemon juice and grape leaves, mix well.Wilt leaves a few at a time by rinsing in hot water (a few at a time), be sure to cut off thick stems.
- Place a heaping teaspoon of lamb/rice mixture on edge of dull side of leaf. Begin rolling from stem end, after the first roll fold ends in to close and finish rolling. Place a few leaves in bottom of pan. Arrange rolls in compact rows, seam side down Cover with water about 1/2 inch over the top.
- Sprinkle 1 T salt over rolls. Place a pottery plate on top of rolls to hold in place.
- Cover pan, cook on medium 20 minutes. reduce heat, add lemon juice cook 10 more minutes. Drain most of the juice before serving. Serve hot.
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