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Meat and Bulgur Stuffed Swiss Chard

Turkish cooking includes nearly every kind of stuffed leaf or vegetable you can imagine, whether it be grape leaves, cabbage, peppers (fresh or dry), eggplant (fresh or dry), zucchini, tomatoes (fresh or dry), or even swiss chard!

Total Time

1hr 15min

5.0

1 Rating

Author: Anatolian Kitchen

Servings:

Ingredients

•

1 bunch

Chard

•

1.3 lb

Lean Ground Beef

•

3/4 cup

Bulgur Wheat

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Medium Onion , grated

•

7 sprigs

Fresh Parsley

•

2 Tbsp

Tomato Paste

•

1 Tbsp

Red Pepper Paste

or Tomato Sauce

•

1 tsp

Dried Mint

•

1 tsp

Aleppo Chili Flakes

•

1/2 tsp

Ground Black Pepper

•

1 tsp

Salt

•

2 cups

Warm Water

•

2 Tbsp

Olive Oil

Cooking Instructions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and blanch Chard (1 bunch) leaves for 15 seconds each. Remove and place in cold water for a few seconds (to retain color). Drain.

For the stuffing: mix together Lean Ground Beef (1.3 lb) , Bulgur Wheat (3/4 cup) , Onion (1) , Parsley (7 sprig), Tomato Paste (1 Tbsp) Red Pepper Paste (1 Tbsp) , Dried Mint (1 tsp) , Aleppo Chili Flakes (1 tsp) and Fresh Parsley (7 sprigs) .

freshly ground Ground Black Pepper (1/2 tsp) , and Salt (1 tsp) . Use your hands and knead together to evenly distribute all the ingredients.

Remove large stems from chard leaves. If the leaves are large, you can divide them up into more pieces to stuff. Use extra or torn pieces to line the bottom of the large pot you will use to cook the sarmas.

Stuff leaves by placing about 1 tablespoons of your filling in the center of the leaf. Fold down the leaf from the top over the filling, then fold in the sides toward the center and roll from the top down.

Repeat until you run out of filling, placing each roll seam-side down into the pan in concentric circles.

Create the cooking "sauce" in a bowl by whisking together Water (2 cups) , Olive Oil (2 Tbsp) , and Tomato Paste (1 Tbsp)

Pour over the tops of the sarmas so that the sauce reaches about half-way up.

Cover the pot with a lid and turn on the heat. When it begins to bubble, lower the heat to a simmer and continue to cook (covered) for about 25 minutes.

10.

Serve hot and enjoy!

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

745

FAT

34.1 g

PROTEIN

74.3 g

CARBS

18.7 g