Amazing Turkish Bazaar Shopping and finishing our Turkish Feast with Cooking Alaturka.
In this last vlog of our first series (we will be back in the next 2-3 weeks) we finish our Turkish feast (see the recipe below) and also indulge in a little bit of bazaar shopping too in the famous Arasta bazaar near the blue mosque
If you would like experience this fabulous cookery class when you visit Istanbul please contact the amazing and so friendly www.cookingalaturka.com
They not only do cookery classes but amazing food tours too and they are a wonderful restaurant as well. They are based in the historic Sultanhamet district. You can also follow them on Instagram
Etli yaprak dolması
Vine leaves stuffed with minced meat
These stuffed vine leaves are many a Turk’s favorite home-cooking dish. Unlike the classic zeytinyağlı dolma, which are rolled into long elegant fingers and served cold, these are short and stubby, and served hot in some of the cooking liquid, alongside tomato and yogurt.
Serves 4:
40 preserved vine leaves (yaprak), soaked in 3 washes of water for 1 hour each, or if you use fresh ones, blanched for a few minutes to soften
Filling:
12oz / 350g minced lamb (kuzu kıyma) or beef (dana kıyma), or a mix of both
1 small onion (soğan), finely chopped
1-2 garlic cloves (sarımsak), finely chopped
4oz / 120g long-grain rice (pirinç), washed, soaked and drained or medium-grain, not soaked
bunch of dill (dereoto), parsley (maydanoz) and mint (nane), finely chopped
1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper, 1-2 tsp salt
1 tsp tomato paste
1 tsp bell pepper paste (optional)
1 tbsp olive oil (zeytinyağı)
1-2 tomatoes (domates), skinned, seeded and cut into 1 x ½ inch pieces (keep the seeds and chop these too to add to the stuffing later)
½ carrot (havuç), ½ onion, a few garlic cloves and pepper corns to line the pan
Cooking liquid:
¼ pint / 150ml water
2 tbsp olive oil
Mix all ingredients for the filling in a bowl, except for the rice. Add (part of) the tomato seeds to the mixture for extra moisture (you want the mixture to be moist but not too liquid). Fold in the rice carefully. Lay the leaves on a flat surface (always with the shiny side on the outside) and place a little of the meat mixture at the top of each leaf. Shape the mixture into your desired dolma shape to ease the rolling process. Fold the sides over (no need to close them - remember: this is when you decide the length of your dolma and you want them to all be the same length) and roll the leaf up into a tight package (start pressing gently but surely already from the very beginning!).
In a wide saucepan prepare a bed of sliced carrot, onion and garlic, the stems of all the herbs used in the stuffing, the stems of the leaves, some peppercorns and if you have any, some meat bones. This serves both for aromatic purposes and so that the dolmas won’t stick to the bottom of the pan. Cover with a layer of (broken or small) vine leaves and place the ready dolmas on top with their opening facing downwards. They need to be tightly packed together so that they won’t open while cooking. Pour some olive oil over them and add some salt and the tomato pieces. Cover with another sheet of leaves and lots of plates or other weights to hold everything down. Pour the water over the vine leaves (if you do this before the plates are on top the dolma will float to the surface and open up). Cover with a lid, and cook gently for 40-45 minutes. Then rest for 15 minutes. Serve hot in their cooking liquid with the tomato cubes and some yogurt on the side.
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I equally love the episodes related to lifestyle and the episodes related to history, culture and architecture!!! Thank you, dear Stephanie and Ollie, for variety in your videos!!! They are all highly entertaining!!!❤🥰
This is such a wonderful program ! Travelling vicariously with you both is an absolute pleasure .Thank you❤
So sad about the flooding in Istanbul. Glad you all got to visit when you did. Keeping Percy in my prayers. I hope Ollie has cooked for the mrs.
I’m so glad Stephanie got those shoes! I kept thinking of all her peacock dresses and how perfectly they would enhance those outfits. 🥰
Fabulous ❤ delicious food, sumptuous fabric, carpets and shoes and spices and great banter of 2 old friends. Delightful! Thank you. ❤
The two of you are amazing friends and such fun. Thank you for taking us along with you.
In the USA stevia is a powder sugar in a small yellow packets, just like the pink a was saccharin. Loved the look of the food, I love the stuffed grape leaves.
What a great show,I'll be tuning in for more adventures for sure.What a good team!
I always wanted some 'carpet' shoes so I got some, love them and soooooo well made. I originally saw them on an english website for a FORTUNE and seeing that they were made in Turkey I contacted a shop on Etsy and had some made for a quarter of the price ! Have decided to get one pair a year, will be starting a 'shoe jar' !
Lovely vlog. Thanks Ollie and Stephanie
I eat a lentil soup just like this at a local Turkish restaurant. It's my favorite! Now I can make it. 😊
I think this might be my new favorite KZread show! Well done, you two.
It looks beautiful with the snow. Cookery lesson was very enjoyable. Thanks again for sharing. Xx
What a lovely little trip I had this afternoon. Food. Shoes. Carpets. Sheer luxury. And a stunningly beautiful snow covered city. Thanks to you both.
@KatyThompsonHaley
10 ай бұрын
Lovely from start to finish!❤
That is like stuffed cabbage. I had to start this from the beginning because I missed 23 minutes of it. 😄
We freeze shredded zucchini so we can have similar pancakes in January. I use less flour and more egg, pesto and parmesan and cook exactly as shown here.
Steffanie I can't believe you had your rings on while mixing the meat mixture 😄
@janetmackinnon3411
11 ай бұрын
Yes, but hands and rings thoroughly washed--probably sanitizd
stevia is great, I have been using it in liquid forms for years!!!! :)
I love the bazaar & the recipes. Everything looks delicious.
I left work thinking I need a change- and look how easy - transported to a snowy magical day in Istanbul, complete with pink feathery slippers that every girl needs tho she may not know it right now. Thank you Stephanie and Oliver! You rescued my spirits just being your lovely selves ❤🙏🏼🦋
I don’t know why I seem to end up watching these cooking videos just before lunch or dinnertime. Then I go to the pantry and scan the shelves looking in vain for Turkish delights. Same with my refrigerator. I stand with the doors wide open and nothing remotely strikes my fancy like those tempting goodies that Ollie and Stephanie are devouring. Oh well, looks like a quick peanut butter and jelly sandwich again. At least these entertaining and taste-tempting cooking videos give me plenty to dream about.
Aww.. I'll bet, Phillip would have loved a pair of shoes, or a robe!!
Such a fun episode. Thanks for sharing 😊
I really enjoyed the Istanbul visits!!!
Thanks, I enjoyed it very much❤
Again i really enjoyed yet another journey with you both i have put istanbul on my bucket list.😊
What a great experience! Such a delicious meal! Great episode❣️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
So much fun,I felt I was there with you scanning the shoes for a pair I’d like lol can’t wait to see you both share the recipes @home. Much love 💕
I was there in the late sixties---so wonderful! Thank you. I had forgotten thet i used to make dolmades!
Those blue and green ones are the ones I'd go for in a heart beat!
Oh I so enjoyed that, the food looked delicious and the bazaar was wow. ❤❤
I hope you bought those shoes!? Venice would love them!
Oliver funny man. And what meticulous crafts people the two 'big chefs' are!! 🧡🧡💛💛💚💚💜💜
Gosh I love these videos!
YUM !!!
The food looks so good! I'm drooling. 😃 I love Turkish food.
Wonderful watch again....and those slippers were made for you Stephanie!🥰 Sandi x
@StephanieJarvis With your love of costume drama, you should take a look at the Turkish series Magnificant Century. Based on the life and realm of Suleiman the Magnificent, it is full of drama and the most wonderful costumes and jewellery. In the Turkish language but with English subtitles. Warning: Addictive and Binge Watch Worthy.
Hey you guys...Another great video! Just in time for my afternoon coffee hour (3:00 USA time)... Fun to watch the cooking and LOVE the shoes you bought ...Question: So Oliver, did you get the rug with the gold? VERY unique...👍
Fabulous
I do enjoy a cooking video! Thank you for creating this one. We have many Turkish restaurants here and the vine leaves are always a joy! If you look at a channel called Acre Homestead, Becky has a machine called a Freeze Dryer and she is able to preserve the munificent harvest of zuchhinis which she grows. Such a machine may be useful for you? Apparently freeze drying ensures a far longer shelf life than dehydrating. Thank you for the video!
Didnt want it to end xx
I absolutely LOVE this series and I hope it never ends! You both have such an amazing energy I really enjoy each episode. Thank you for this. ❤❤
Love being with you in Turkey! Steph, so glad you bought slippers for yourself. Beautiful & high quality fabric .... just your style 😅 It will always have a fond memory & bring you joy and comfort every time you wear them!
Thank you Ollie and Stephanie for your beautiful and informative vlogs on Turkey. Even in winter, a visitor can enjoy the cooking school and register for their food tours, the herb and spice market, and, why not, look at the lovely products in the Bazaar. Turkey is on my bucket list now, and if I could, purchase the golden rug! Thank you again, I enjoy both of your vlogs and look forward to more. Liza
I keep saying the same thing. I love these videos.
Oh my gosh, I want to jump on a plane and go to Istanbul!!! Incredible video with incredible people, food and shopping!!! Well done you two!! I want those pink slippers!!! Love from Mary in Southern California 💗
Fabulous! Original, informative and fun - loved it all. Thank you!
Loving Istanbul via Stephanie and Ollie
Thank you Ollie and Steph for another wonderful episode of Travels with my Friend. You both did amazing with the preparation of the food and it all looked wonderful. Can't wait to see what happens next. X
Stephanie the food looked great I hope you went and had your rings cleaned you should have took them off before you made anything thank you Oliver
Really enjoyed this! Food looked delicious and loved the shoes Stephanie.
What a treat! So fun! Loved every minute. Thank you xx
Thank you Stephanie & Oliver ❤ Stephanie, I never thought doing the courgette dish (mujver in Turkish) in smaller bite size, but because of health concerns (fried) and especially because of laziness, I make a « gâteau courgette » in the oven … the taste is almost the same and it is quicker … the stuffed vine leaves and the courgette dish are two of my favourite dishes in Turkish cuisine …
Each vlog is better than the last! This is pure magic!
Hiya Lovlies, Thankyou for sharing. Blessings luv Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🐝
How beautiful!! I didn't know it snowed in Istanbul. The food looked delicious.
Lovely video. Looks sooo cold though. Thank you for sharing. Keep on cooking.
Steph grate carrot and onion with the zucchini and make the pancakes…SO good!
I’d love to see one on fabrics, I always find you so well informed and interesting. So travels to souleiado or further afield to India to see block printing and paisley would be a dream….just a suggestion.
I loved this Turkish journey. Thank you for these videos.
What the heck! You took me outa that bazaar way too soon! Stevia will grow in your garden Steph....
Thank you so much really enjoy your watching you traveling xxxxxxx
Oliver and Stephanie, as always a delight. Those snowy scenes of the city were particularly appealing - all those strange rooves coated in a stillness of deep snow.
Great like always cant stop watching so keepem coming 😂 😂 😂 you ywo just kick it out of the ballgame just love it ❤❤❤😊😊😊
Love love love your travels in Turkey!🤗🇨🇦
The last time I was in Turkey I watched a lady pick Vine leaves for a dish probably like this.
love this - everything made my mouth water, i love those people who teach the cooking classes but i would just love to eat what they make!! such a fascinating city thanks for this video as well!
The food looked absolutely divine, so many beautiful things in the market and oh my, I would never have even envisioned Istanbul in the snow! So beautiful!
I am currently in hospital waiting for eveving meal. (dont ask). However, where I live, irtually everything is at hand. So I lease Friday and will buy everything needed for these dishes. Keep part for a meal the rest deep frozen for later. T thing I know with certain foods is that flavours are enhanced. To current situation! You videos were absolutely brilliant and will most certainlnly be tried and tested. THANK YOU FRIENDS ❤. ALEX XXXX
Yum! Love the cooking classes - I’ve saved the episode so I can make the zucchini pancakes 😀 Such great travel episodes - thank you!
Love all your trips so much fun and interesting and both Ollie and you are such good speakers and funny to boot! ❤ Thank you for taking us along B
Wow stunning ! 🥇🥇🥇🤗🤗🤗🤗😘😘😘🤗😍😍😍😍😍😍🥇🥇🥇🥇
Thank you to the lovely professional and friendly couple of Cooking Alaturka, and thank you Ollie and Stephanie for your charming, entertaining vlogs, I can't travel for health and financial reasons but I went to Istanbul in my 20s and I loved it, although for a single woman it was more challenging to travel solo in the 80s, I'd love to go there again one day x
I have really enjoyed your Turkish trip
Just wonderful !!!!!
Good travels! Enjoyed it!
Such fun! Looks delicious! you both did an excellent job! The chefs are such great teachers. Stephanie and Ollie are fantastic tour guides and certainly do make these journeys such a joy! Loved the shows and loved and chose, the blue and green, and then when you showed the pink ones, I knew that was for you! Might be hard to find a bag to match that one? lol But, with slippers you will not need a bag? Very nice store though and very tempting indeed.
Excellent travelogue `. Feels like i e been there with you…
Stephanie and Ollie I don't know if you've thought about this but you could look at which videos have higher views and then organize a trip where you take a group to some of the same places and I bet the spots would sell out fast! I've watched some other travel youtubers do this and they had a lot of fun. I'd certainly consider going on a tour with you two in the future.
I wish I was there with you and Ollie, what fun. Turkey in snow, beautiful ❤❤❤
The black & white shoes looked the best & of course the feathery ones!
Wonderful episode!
Stevia is really popular in the US. Thought it was funny that Ollie never heard of it.
I must just say what a stunningly clean kitchen!
Another wonderful vlog
I want a pair of those shoes!😂
Do love the slippers . ❤
Oh my goodness my taste buds are watering watching you eat the dolmatha, we have sometimes a tomato sauce with them, but mostly it is egg and lemon sauce we prefer, after the dolmatha`s have cooked in stock we take some of the stock and add egg and lemon juice, and then add back into the rest of the stock and gently swirl the pan around, that way it does not curdle, the dish is just to die for and we have crusty bread to help soak up the sauce
Wonderful food, friends and SHOPPING! Watched 3 vlogs now, catching up! Thank you, from Oz!🥳🥰🐝🐝🌼🌻
lovely video
Great pop to the shop, wish you bought the lush rug
Absolutely loved the video. The SHOES!! So lovely. They are on my to get list. Lol
Shoes, omg!
Loved it
Omg I'd go nuts buying velvet and kelim slippers and boots! I'm a sucker for the old anatolian/ottoman fabrics, embroidery with tulips and pomegranats and trees of life (like Turkish and Indian Suzani). Oh and the haindpainted turkish tiles are so pretty, and I also love my Turkish hamam towels, especially for warmer weather. Love to see you cook good food, the zucchini pancakes will surely be a big hit at Lalande! 😋 You should have bought a Turkish mint plant or a fresh bunch to take cutting from for the garden. Turkish ans Moroccan mint is otherworldly, and not the usual kind you find in supermarkets in other regions of Europe!
That was awsome 😊😊😊😊
This is how I make cabbage rolls😊My Lebanese friend makes her grapes leave rolls this way. A lot of the foods are similar with Greece and Turkey
Loved the visuals!❤
Thank you…..I really needed this❣️