Warak Enab: Lebanese Stuffed Grape Leaves with Lamb

Name: Warak Enab: Lebanese Stuffed Grape Leaves with Lamb
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 120 min
Yield: 8 portions
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: 450 g · 1 jar grape leaves; 500 g · 2½ cups rice, short grain, washed; 1 kg · 2¼ lb lamb chops; 500 g · 1 lb ground lamb; 500 g · 1 lb lamb fat, in pieces; 30 g · 4 tbsp cinnamon; 37 g · 5 tbsp seven spices; 150 ml · ¾ cup lemon juice, of 3–4 lemons; 12 g · 2 tsp salt; 1 l · 4 cups water

🍽 Serves 8⏱ Prep 60 min🔥 Cook 120 min🌍 Lebanese

Grape leaves rolled around spiced rice and lamb, slow-cooked over lamb chops with lemon.

📍 Lebanon

The story of the dish

Stuffed vine leaves are made across the Levant, Turkey and Greece; in Lebanon warak enab cooked over lamb chops is a dish for family gatherings.

The name: Warak enab means 'grape leaves' in Arabic.

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
grape leaves	450 g	1 jar
rice short grain, washed	500 g	2½ cups
lamb chops	1 kg	2¼ lb
ground lamb	500 g	1 lb
lamb fat in pieces	500 g	1 lb
cinnamon	30 g	4 tbsp
seven spices	37 g	5 tbsp
lemon juice of 3–4 lemons	150 ml	¾ cup
salt	≈ 12 g	≈ 2 tsp
water	≈ 1 l	≈ 4 cups

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

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Also used: heavy pot · mixing bowl · plate for weighing down · cutting board

Method

Rinse the grape leaves and blanch them briefly if they are firm.
Mix the rice with the ground lamb, half the cinnamon and seven spices and the salt.
Lay the lamb chops and fat in the bottom of the pot and season them with the rest of the spices.
Place a little filling on each leaf, fold the sides and roll tightly.
Arrange the rolls in tight layers over the meat, weigh them down with a plate.
Add water to cover and the lemon juice, bring to a simmer and cook gently for about 2 hours, until the rice and leaves are tender.

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Roll tightly and keep the plate on top so the rolls do not open while they cook.

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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 8

820kcal

40 gprotein

58 gcarbs

46 gfat

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