You lose to much flavor when putting them in a food processor. When I first started making them I did use a processor but soon learned my MIL was correct and they lost to much flavor. The filling of my grape leaves is onions, rice, cinnamon, allspice and few otherspices
Chances are you will never find any like mine. My hubby laughs because I tend to buy grape leaves everytime I find some new ones and never had any that are better. My hubby will not eat any others. What it is no one else seems to use is the cinnamon, and allspice in their seasoning, which is how my MIL taught me. This is how her mom and grandma made them. I think it is regional to where my husbands grandma and great grandma grew up, but he does not remember were. I vaguely remember his mom mentioning Turkey but not sure, I just know some of her family was displaced to Turkey. The allspice seems to bring out the flavor of the grape leaf. These we eat room temp or cold.I love stuffed grape leaves but have never made them from scratch. I wish I could taste yours Carolyn . . . you know for quality control purposes
If you want the recipe I can send you the recipe. Or at least the starting point for the recipe
It only makes 90-100. For the holidays I usually make 300, although last Christmas everyone was sic for Christmas so no grape leaves or dinner
