Stuffed Grape Leaves (Noun)
Meaning
Well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants or minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- A classic Middle Eastern dish often consists of well-seasoned rice, simmered in a flavorful lamb or beef stock, stuffed within grape leaves for an appetizing presentation.
- These small stuffed grape leaves make perfect appetizers, often containing well-seasoned rice simmered or braised in flavorful chicken stock and herbs.
- Grape leaves wrapped around seasoned rice, minced lamb, and currants then braised in rich stock result in these flavorful, neatly stuffed grape leaves.
- Stuffing grape leaves with braised well-seasoned rice containing chopped nuts, along with being a vegetarian-friendly dish option is rich in both history and nutrients.
- During holiday feasts in the Mediterranean, family recipes often call for making multiple plates of grape leaves filled with lamb-based rice and nuts that are carefully simmered in lamb stock for added flavor in the stuffed grape leaves.