Koupepia - Cypriot Stuffed Vine Leaves

Koupepia Hello :) today I’m going to show you the Cypriot version for dolmades, they are called koupepia. This is my yiayia’s recipe, most Cypriot koupepia have the same ingredients though. I have changed one thing, and added pine nuts, I love the texture they give. So even though they aren’t a traditional ingredient I really think they work. I’m using long grain rice because it’s how we have always done it, some people think you should only use risotto rice, but I find it makes the dish heavier and I don’t want that. Some people also pre cook the filling but that isn’t how we do it, and I think it works better this way. I hope you enjoy this recipe :) #koupepia #dolmades #cyprus Music: Stranger Danger by Frances Preve Makes about 50 Ingredients: 1 jar of vine leaves 500g pork mince 100g long grain rice 1 onion Small bunch of parsley 1 tsp salt, pepper, cinnamon and dried mint 100g pine nuts (optional) 200g tomato passata Juice of half a lemon 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil For the liquid: 200g tomato passata 1.5 cups water 1 chicken stock cube