Yabrak
Syria's stuffed vine leaves: rice, meat and allspice rolled tight as cigarettes in vine leaves, simmered with lemon — the yabrak of Damascus's patient cooks.
What it is
Syria's stuffed vine leaves: rice, meat and allspice rolled tight as cigarettes in vine leaves, simmered with lemon — the yabrak of Damascus's patient cooks. Ingredients: vine leaves, rice, minced lamb or beef, allspice, cinnamon, black pepper, lemon juice, garlic, lamb chops or bones (to line the pot), olive oil. Recipe: 1) Blanch the leaves. 2) Mix rice, meat and warm spices. 3) Roll small and tight; pack over lamb pieces in the pot. 4) Weight down; simmer in lemony water until tender. Serve: warm with yogurt, at the centre of Damascene family tables. Flavor: lemony, warm-spiced, delicate. History: yabrak (from Turkish yaprak, leaf) in Damascus is judged by tightness and uniformity — a tray of yabrak is a cook's portfolio. See also: Muhammara, Aleppo Kibbeh.
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