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Main dishes · Cyprus

Koupepia

Cypriot vine leaves rolled with rice, mince and cinnamon, finished with lemon.

◷ 130 minutes♧ 6 servingsSave as cookbook PDF ↓

Ingredients

For 6 servings · tick what is ready

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LET’S COOK

How to make it

01

Scald the vine leaves for a minute and spread them on a cloth.

02

Mix both minces with the raw rice, grated onion, tomatoes and herbs.

03

Work in the cinnamon, mint, salt, pepper and half the olive oil.

04

Put a spoon of filling on a leaf, fold the sides in and roll it into a tight cylinder.

05

Line the pot with torn leaves so the rolls do not catch.

06

Pack the rolls in tight layers seam down and weight them with a plate.

07

Pour in water with lemon juice and oil and cook them an hour, covered, over a low heat.

About this recipe

By UniTools · Source: UniTools — theunitools.com. Recipe content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.