Grape Leaves This Week

This week we will have fresh deVine Grape Leaves at the Tacoma Market on 6th.
Here is a very simple way to use fresh grape leaves that will make you feel like a gourmet chef.

Make any kind of filling you like. You can make a rice mixture including meat or nuts, grated vegetables, raisins, shredded radish leaves, and anything else that suits your creative fancy. Make sure you add some interesting and healthy herbs, like mint.
Wash the leaves and remove the stem. Boil water in a pot. Remove the pot and add leaves. Leave them in the hot water for about 3 minutes. You’ve now officially blanched them.
Put a single grape leaf on a work surface like a chopping board.
Put a small amount of filling close to the stem area.
Fold the bottom points over the filling first. Then fold the side points in.
Roll from the bottom toward the top until there is no more to roll.
Put into a baking dish and go on to the next leaf.
Many recipes say to pour a broth, like chicken broth, over the grape leaves before baking. Bake for about ½ an hour.

There are loads of good recipes on the internet if you want to get more specific your first time!

Aunt Farmer