Vine Leaves Stuffed with Broadbeans
Vine Leaves Stuffed with Broadbeans
INGREDIENTS
• 200 gr. dry broad beans
• 1 medium sized onion
• 2 cups of coarsely ground wheat and ½ cup of pounded wheat
• ½ kg minced meat (with tail fat)
• 1 spoonful of tomato paste
• pepper and salt
• ½ cup of vegetable oil
• vine leaves
This is a highly nutritious dish that is diffi cult to prepare. It is strictly native to Amasya. Rest the broad beans in water for a day. Peel the broad beans. Mix and mould heat, minced meat, onion, tomato paste, pepper, salt and vegetable oil together. Place carved bones at the bottom of the casserole. The vine leaves are stuffed with the mould and folded so as to form triangular packs. Place the packs over the bones. Add two cups of water and bring the stuff to a boil. Serve with chopped onion.
Sometimes a token is placed in one of the packs. This token could be a the seed of a cherry or an alive as well as a small golden coin. It is believed that whoever fi nds this token in one of the stuffed leaves in his plate, will have his or her wish granted.