Starters Recipes - Dolmades Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 100g/4oz minced beef

• 2 tablespoons pine nuts

• 1 onion (chopped)

• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1 tablespoon tomato puree

• Salt and pepper

• 8 vine leaves

For the tomato sauce:

• 150ml/1/4pt passata

• 150ml/1/4pt beef stock

• 2 teaspoons caster sugar

Serves 4

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Method:

1. For the filling, heat the oil in a pan. Add the minced beef, pine nuts and onion. Cook for 5 minutes until brown and sealed.

2. Stir in the fresh coriander, cumin and tomato puree. Cook for a further 3 minutes and season well.

3. Lay the vine leaves shiny side down on a work surface. Place some of the filling in the centre of each leaf and fold the stalk end over the filling. Roll up the parcel towards the tip of the leaf and place in a lightly greased flameproof casserole dish, seam side down.

4. For the sauce, mix together the passata, stock and sugar and pour over each vine leaf. Cover and cook on a moderate heat for a few minutes. Reduce the heat and cook for a further 30 minutes. Serve hot.