Comments on: How To Prepare Grape Leaves For Dolmades (Ampelofylla Yia Ntolmades) http://mamastaverna.com/how-to-prepare-grape-leaves-for-dolmades-ampelofylla-yia-ntolmades/ Delicious Greek Food - Recipes and Techniques Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:27:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Lulu http://mamastaverna.com/how-to-prepare-grape-leaves-for-dolmades-ampelofylla-yia-ntolmades/#comment-12611 Lulu Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:52:00 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/?p=85#comment-12611 @46 Mike: My vines push out such a jungle of leaves that they really need trimming anyway, so it doesn't hurt them. @46 Mike: My vines push out such a jungle of leaves that they really need trimming anyway, so it doesn’t hurt them.

]]> By: Mike http://mamastaverna.com/how-to-prepare-grape-leaves-for-dolmades-ampelofylla-yia-ntolmades/#comment-12603 Mike Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:23:23 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/?p=85#comment-12603 I'm curious. If you pick leaves off of the grape vines in late spring, don't the grapes need the leaves to weather the heat and sun in the summer until grape harvest? I'm not a grape grower, but I'm looking into the possible opportunity. I’m curious. If you pick leaves off of the grape vines in late spring, don’t the grapes need the leaves to weather the heat and sun in the summer until grape harvest? I’m not a grape grower, but I’m looking into the possible opportunity.

]]> By: sailorphyl http://mamastaverna.com/how-to-prepare-grape-leaves-for-dolmades-ampelofylla-yia-ntolmades/#comment-12596 sailorphyl Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:21:34 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/?p=85#comment-12596 Fantastic!! I made these this week with my own grape leaves and also store bought leaves... I let both simmer for about 10 extra minutes... What a surprise!! Mine are really delicious! Thanks for the recipe!!! Fantastic!! I made these this week with my own grape leaves and also store bought leaves… I let both simmer for about 10 extra minutes… What a surprise!! Mine are really delicious! Thanks for the recipe!!!

]]> By: Anastasia http://mamastaverna.com/how-to-prepare-grape-leaves-for-dolmades-ampelofylla-yia-ntolmades/#comment-12591 Anastasia Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:02:48 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/?p=85#comment-12591 Hi....I want to try the dry packed method. My question is once the leaves are in the mason jars, do you boil the jars as you would when making tomato sauce to seal? I do freeze my leaves...but I do not blanch...simply wash, pat dry and place flat in tupper ware. Seperate the batches with foil paper. In fact I just used my last batch from last summer...12 months and they were fabulous...but I find this method takes up too much freezer storage. I was going to try the roll, tie, wrap in saran wrap, freeze method...I will get more in the tupper ware. Thank you so much for all this information. best. ag Hi….I want to try the dry packed method. My question is once the leaves are in the mason jars, do you boil the jars as you would when making tomato sauce to seal?

I do freeze my leaves…but I do not blanch…simply wash, pat dry and place flat in tupper ware. Seperate the batches with foil paper. In fact I just used my last batch from last summer…12 months and they were fabulous…but I find this method takes up too much freezer storage. I was going to try the roll, tie, wrap in saran wrap, freeze method…I will get more in the tupper ware. Thank you so much for all this information. best. ag

]]> By: Grape Leaves, preserved two ways » heartland Renaissance http://mamastaverna.com/how-to-prepare-grape-leaves-for-dolmades-ampelofylla-yia-ntolmades/#comment-12588 Grape Leaves, preserved two ways » heartland Renaissance Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:16:12 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/?p=85#comment-12588 [...] thanks to Lulu of Mama’s Taverna for her excellent pictorial as well as the ladies of Saint Paul’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral [...] [...] thanks to Lulu of Mama’s Taverna for her excellent pictorial as well as the ladies of Saint Paul’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral [...]

]]> By: Sarah http://mamastaverna.com/how-to-prepare-grape-leaves-for-dolmades-ampelofylla-yia-ntolmades/#comment-12587 Sarah Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:02:42 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/?p=85#comment-12587 This is a fantastic tutorial! Thank you! We just bought our first home and inherited a small, established vineyard. My husband is outside as we speak pruning the vines with strict instructions to bring them all indoors for me! I love Greek food and can't wait to use your technique! Best, Sarah This is a fantastic tutorial! Thank you!

We just bought our first home and inherited a small, established vineyard. My husband is outside as we speak pruning the vines with strict instructions to bring them all indoors for me! I love Greek food and can’t wait to use your technique!

Best,
Sarah

]]> By: Anonymous http://mamastaverna.com/how-to-prepare-grape-leaves-for-dolmades-ampelofylla-yia-ntolmades/#comment-12586 Anonymous Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:34:19 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/?p=85#comment-12586 Could you please explain what dry-packed leaves in coke bottles are. How are they preserved? Could you please explain what dry-packed leaves in coke bottles are. How are they preserved?

]]> By: Kathy Mahoney http://mamastaverna.com/how-to-prepare-grape-leaves-for-dolmades-ampelofylla-yia-ntolmades/#comment-12583 Kathy Mahoney Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:32:03 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/?p=85#comment-12583 I am picking grape leaves for Dolmades for the Greek Festival at church and I couldn't get any one to tell me exactly what I needed to do, it all seemed very vague - especially leaf size -- so thank you very much for your photos and explanations. I am picking grape leaves for Dolmades for the Greek Festival at church and I couldn’t get any one to tell me exactly what I needed to do, it all seemed very vague - especially leaf size — so thank you very much for your photos and explanations.

]]> By: dolores http://mamastaverna.com/how-to-prepare-grape-leaves-for-dolmades-ampelofylla-yia-ntolmades/#comment-12576 dolores Sat, 22 May 2010 01:37:38 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/?p=85#comment-12576 its late spring, should i go to a plant shop and get some grape vines how long would it take them to start produceing i'am a beginer just want the leaves , later i may want to make home made wine ,smile,dolores its late spring, should i go to a plant shop and get some grape vines how long would it take them to start produceing i’am a beginer just want the leaves , later i may want to make home made wine ,smile,dolores

]]> By: Sandra http://mamastaverna.com/how-to-prepare-grape-leaves-for-dolmades-ampelofylla-yia-ntolmades/#comment-12571 Sandra Thu, 06 May 2010 08:28:08 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/?p=85#comment-12571 Just an idea for those grape leaf lovers who don't have the time and energy for rolling dolmades. At springtime in Lesvos, my husband and I make a dish we call yiaprakopita (stuffed grape leaf pie). We precook the rice until it just soft and mix it with chopped lettuce, minced green onions, and fresh spearmint. We place a layer of freshly picked graped vine leaves in an oiled deep pie dish, add the filling, and cover it with another layer of leaves. Then we tuck in the edges and top it off with a big drizzle of olive oil and enough warm water to cover. We place an inverted plate over the top as a weight, bake it for about half an hour, and serve it with a dollop of avgolemono. It is quick, easy and delicious. Just an idea for those grape leaf lovers who don’t have the time and energy for rolling dolmades. At springtime in Lesvos, my husband and I make a dish we call yiaprakopita (stuffed grape leaf pie). We precook the rice until it just soft and mix it with chopped lettuce, minced green onions, and fresh spearmint. We place a layer of freshly picked graped vine leaves in an oiled deep pie dish, add the filling, and cover it with another layer of leaves. Then we tuck in the edges and top it off with a big drizzle of olive oil and enough warm water to cover. We place an inverted plate over the top as a weight, bake it for about half an hour, and serve it with a dollop of avgolemono. It is quick, easy and delicious.

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