Stuffed Baby Zucchini and Eggplant with Beef Shanks

The Lebanese recipes blog invites you to try Stuffed Baby Zucchini and Eggplant with Beef Shanks. Learn how to make the best Stuffed Baby Zucchini and Eggplant... a middle eastern traditional dish.

Ingredients
10 small baby zucchini or 800 g
10 baby eggplants or 650 g
½ cup egyptian rice or 100 g, soaked in water for 1 hour and drained
200 g lean minced beef
1 medium tomato or 150 g, chopped
¼ cup water or 60 ml
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon seven spices, ground
Pinch of ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
500 g lean beef shanks, cut into big chunks
2 cubes MAGGI® Flavored Mutton Bouillon, crumbled
8 cloves garlic, peeled
9 cups water or 2250 ml, additional quantity
5 tablespoons tomato paste

Preparation

1. Hollow baby zucchinis and eggplants. Wash both well, drain and set them aside.
2. In a bowl, combine and mix rice, meat, tomato, water, salt and spices and set aside.
3. Stuff baby zucchinis and eggplants with this mixture and keep 1cm empty from the top and set aside.
4. Heat the oil in large pot and fry beef shanks for 5 minutes or until brown in color. Remove pot from heat. Add the whole peeled garlic and the crumbled MAGGI® Flavored Mutton Bouillon cubes.
5. Place stuffed eggplants and the baby zucchinis over the shanks side by side. Secure the top with a plate.
6. Combine and mix well the water and tomato paste together. Pour over the prepared pot. Place over medium heat and bring to boil (add salt to your taste) then simmer on low heat for 2 hours or until eggplants and baby zucchinis are well cooked. Remove from heat and serve.

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Stuffed Baby Zucchini and Vine Leaves with Lamb Chops

The Lebanese Recipes site invites you to try a delicious and traditional middle eastern dish of Stuffed Baby Zucchini and Vine Leaves with Lamb Chops. Enjoy the middle eastern cooking and learn how to make the best Stuffed Baby Zucchini and Vine Leaves with Lamb Chops.

Ingredients - Serves 8 persons
18 small baby zucchini or 1500 g
35 medium vine leaves
1¼ cups egyptian rice or 250 g, soaked in water for 1 hour and drained
500 g minced lamb
1 medium tomato or 150 g
4 tablespoons butter, melted
¼ cup water or 60 ml
1¼ teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon seven spices, ground
Pinch of ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 kg lamb chops, cleaned from fat
4 cubes MAGGI® Mutton Bouillon
8 cloves garlic, peeled
10 cups water or 2500 ml, additional quantity
½ cup lemon juice or 125 ml

Preparation

1. Hollow baby zucchini and then remove extra stems from the vine leaves. Wash both well, drain and set them aside.
2. In a bowl, combine and mix rice, minced lamb, tomato, butter, water, salt and spices and set in fridge for ½ hour.
3. Stuff baby zucchini with this mixture and keep 1cm empty from the top and set aside.
4. To stuff a vine leaves; place it on a working board with the dull side and the stem facing up. Place a teaspoon of the stuffing on the lower part of the leaves, fold the outside edges towards the center and roll tightly into the shape of a finger.
5. Heat the oil in large pot and fry lamb chops for 5 minutes or until brown in color. Remove pot from heat. Arrange lamb chops evenly then add the whole peeled garlic, crumble MAGGI® Mutton Bouillon cubes over the lamb chops.
6. Lines with 1 layer of unstuffed leaves over the lamb chops then place the rolled stuffed leaves above them alternating the direction of each layer.
7. Place stuffed baby zucchini over the stuffed vine leaves side by side. Secure zucchinis with a plate on top.
8. Add water and bring to boil (add salt to your taste) then simmer on low heat for 2 hours or until baby zucchini is well cooked. Add lemon juice and remove from heat.

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Quince Jam Recipe - How to Make Quince Jam

The secret to great Quince jam recipe, So Tasty! Learn how to make the best Middle Eastern Quince jam. Quince is very popular in the middle east. It tastes like across between apple and pear. Mix it with some apples to make a good combination. It has a rich yellow exterior and a strong pleasant fragrance. Hard acidic when raw, once cooked and sweetened, it turns red and tastes divine.

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients
2 pounds quince
2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation
Wash quince, peel and grate coarsely. Remove seeds and cores. Add sugar to the grated quince. Let stand for 3 to 4 hours. Over medium heat, add little water and simmer until the mixture thickens and the quince is light red in color. Add the lemon juice and simmer for 5 more minutes. Pour in clean jars while hot. Seal immediately. Serve with toasted bread.

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Baba ghanouj Recipe - Best Recipe for Baba ghanouj

Learn how to make the best recipe for Baba ghanouj or some times spelled Baba Ghannouj or Baba Ghannoug. It is a Middle Eastern dish of eggplant mashed and mixed with various seasonings. Frequently the eggplant is baked in the oven or broiled over an open flame before peeling, so that the pulp is soft and has a smoky taste. It is eaten with pita bread. It is usually of an earthy light brown color some times little off white, depending if you like to have more Tahini. It is popular in the Levant and Egypt.

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients
2 large eggplants
3 garlic cloves minced
1/3 cup tahini sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup lemon juice

Preparation

1. heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Make a few 1’’ slits all around each eggplant. Wrap the eggplants in a aluminum foil. Roast it for 40 minutes, or until soft. Let it cool for 10 minutes.
2. Mash garlic with little salt, mash it really good to paste consistency.
3. Peel the eggplants.
4. In a food processor, mix the eggplants, garlic, tahini, salt and lemon juice until just combined.
5. Drizzle with olive oil. Serve with pita bread.

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Mujaddara Recipe - Recipe for Mujaddara

Easy recipe for Mujaddara. Enjoy the Lebanese Cuisine. Mujadara recipe is a lentil dish with rice. It's a vegetarian main dish.

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, cut into thin strips
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup lentils, washed and soaked for 30 minutes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups Basmati rice

Preparation

1. Fry the onions in oil until tender. Remove the onions and spread on a plate covered with paper towels to absorb the extra oil.
2. To the oil, add the lentils, salt, 3 tablespoons oil and water. Bring to a boil with occasional stirring.
3. Add the rice, bring back to a boil and let boil until most of the water is absorbed.
4. Reduce the heat to low and let simmer 15-20 minutes or until rice and lentils are tender. Add more water if needed.
5. To serve, spoon rice mixture onto a large platter then sprinkle the fried onions on top of the rice. Sprinkle with a dash of salt.

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