Hungry Paprikas· by Amina Al-Saigh★ 5.0 (38)

Iraqi Dolma (Middle Eastern Stuffed Vegetables)

Name: Iraqi Dolma (Middle Eastern Stuffed Vegetables)
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef; 4 cups medium grain rice (I use Calrose); 3 teaspoons salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper; 8 tablespoons tomato paste (equivalent to 156 ml); 1/3 cup pomegranate molasses (*see notes); 3 small onions; 4 cloves garlic (small); 2 red or orange bell peppers; 1/2 cup olive oil; 3 Italian eggplants (medium sized eggplant - if using Indian use 6 because they're smaller); 2 green zucchini; 3 onions (use up to 4, narrow in shape (avoid really round onions)); 4 red peppers (small); 2 bunches of swiss chard; 20 grape leaves (use up to 30, if using - you can also use more grape leaves instead of the swiss chard); 1/4 cup oil (for bottom of the pot before layering); 5 cups water; 4 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 1/4 cup pomegranate molasses (*see notes); 1 teaspoons citric acid (*see notes)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 2h total

Servings

Calories

32% of a 2,000 cal day

649KCAL

Protein

23g46% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat20g

26%

Saturated5g

24%

Unsaturated15g

—

Total Carbs99g

36%

Fiber17g

62%

Total Sugars33g

—

incl. Added Sugars10g

21%

Starch49g

—

Sodium977mg

42%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Vegetables like eggplant, zucchini, and bell peppers stuffed with spiced ground beef and rice, then simmered with pomegranate and grapes. Labor-intensive but authentic and distinctive.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

1½ lblean ground beef
4 cupsmedium grain rice
3 tspsalt
1½ tspblack pepper
8 tbsptomato paste — 156 ml
⅓ cuppomegranate molasses
3small onions
4garlic cloves — small
2red bell peppers — or orange bell peppers
½ cupolive oil
3Italian eggplants — medium sized eggplant - if using Indian use 6 because they're smaller
2green zucchini
3–4onions — narrow in shape
4red peppers — small
2 bunchesswiss chard
20–30grape leaves — or swiss chard
¼ cupoil
5 cupswater
4 tbsptomato paste
1 tspsalt
1 tspblack pepper
¼ cuppomegranate molasses
1 tspcitric acid

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Nutrition uses 12 ordinary servings for this batch; the source listed 6.

Method

2h total

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mainmiddle easternbeefdairy freegluten free

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