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Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• baking potato
• olive oil
• onion
• turmeric
• salt
• cumin

Instructions

1. 1 Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes.
2. 2 Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook until translucent and lightly brown, about 6 minutes.
3. 3 Drain water from potatoes; mash. Stir in onion; continue mashing. Add turmeric, salt, black pepper, and cumin; add remaining 2 tablespoons oil until potatoes reach a creamy consistency.

By Dania

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• margarine
• butter
• honey
• rose water
• salt
• chicken
• peach
• sugar
• almond

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. 2 In a glass measuring cup, combine the margarine, honey, rose water, salt and pepper. Heat in the microwave until margarine has melted, about 30 seconds. Place chicken in a baking dish and pour the margarine mixture over it. Stir to coat the chicken completely. Place the dish of chicken into the oven.
3. 3 Cook uncovered in the preheated oven until chicken pieces have browned, about 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Add the peaches to the dish and sprinkle with sugar. Continue to roast until chicken is cooked through, about 20 more minutes.
4. 4 Remove chicken pieces to a serving dish and pour the juices from the pan over them. Garnish with slivered almonds.

By Simone

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• beef stew meat
• onion
• garlic
• harissa
• salt
• water
• potato
• tomato

Instructions

1. 1 Cook and stir beef in a stockpot over medium heat until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir until onions are softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir harissa into beef mixture until coated; cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Season beef mixture with salt and pepper.
2. 2 Pour enough water over beef to completely cover ingredients and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and tomatoes to stew; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beef and potatoes are tender, 2 to 3 hours.

By CICOYLE

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• bird's eye chile pepper
• cilantro
• garlic
• vegetable oil
• white vinegar
• lime
• salt
• chicken breast
• chicken leg quarter

Instructions

1. 1 Use rubber gloves to mince chiles and place them into a mixing bowl. Add cilantro, garlic, vegetable oil, vinegar, lime juice, salt, and black pepper. Mix piri piri sauce well.
2. 2 Place chicken breasts and legs into a resealable plastic bag. Pour in piri piri sauce, seal the bag, and shake gently to cover chicken completely. Put the bag in the refrigerator to marinate for at least 4 hours.
3. 3 Remove the bag from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before cooking to allow chicken to come to room temperature.
4. 4 Preheat an outdoor grill to medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
5. 5 Remove chicken from the bag; discard bag and cilantro. Cook chicken on the preheated grill, rotating as necessary to cook evenly, until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 25 minutes.

By Buckwheat Queen

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• red onion
• salt
• tomato
• cucumber
• cilantro
• jalapeno pepper
• avocado
• lime
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Place the onion in a medium bowl, cover with water, and stir in sea salt. Soak for 30 minutes; drain well for 10 minutes.
2. 2 Stir the drained onion, tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro, jalapeno, and avocado together in a large bowl. Squeeze lime juice over the salad to taste and season with salt and pepper.

By lutzflcat

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• olive oil
• carrot
• onion
• cabbage
• salt
• cumin
• turmeric
• potato

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add carrots and onion; cook and stir until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in cabbage, salt, pepper, cumin, and turmeric; cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
2. 2 Add potatoes; reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until potatoes are soft, about 20 minutes.

By stamarex

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• chicken
• vegetable oil
• onion
• salt
• ginger
• paprika
• green olive
• lemon
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large saute pan. Add onions, and sprinkle with ginger and paprika. Saute until onions are golden.
2. 2 Place chicken on top of onions. Add about 1 to 2 cups of water, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and olives. Cook about 1 hour, or until the chicken is tender.

By NIBLETS

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• carrot
• chickpea
• raisin
• olive oil
• lemon juice
• cumin
• chili powder
• salt
• feta cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Combine carrots, garbanzo beans, and raisins together in a bowl.
2. 2 Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, chili powder, salt, and ground black pepper together; stir into carrot mixture. Marinate carrot mixture for 2 hours. Serve with crumbled feta cheese.

By bfr610

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• bacon
• collard green
• vegetable oil
• water
• chicken bouillon
• peanut butter
• liquid smoke
• soul food seasoning
• cayenne pepper
• salt
• flounder fillet

Instructions

1. 1 Place bacon in a large deep skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate and crumble.
2. 2 Heat collard greens, vegetable oil, water, and chicken bouillon in a large pot over medium heat. Simmer until greens are wilted, about 10 minutes. Stir crumbled bacon, peanut butter, liquid smoke, soul food seasoning, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper into the pot; cover and simmer until greens are very tender and peanut butter begins to separate, about 1 1/2 hours. Add more water if mixture becomes too dry.
3. 3 Stir flounder fillets into greens. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until fish breaks down, about 30 minutes more.

By SARA12RARA

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• water
• carrot
• olive oil
• salt
• cinnamon
• cumin
• garlic
• thyme
• bay leaf
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1 Place a steamer insert into a saucepan, and fill with 1 1/2 cups of water, or just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Add the sliced carrots, reduce the heat to medium, and cover the pan again. Steam until tender but not mushy, 4 to 6 minutes depending on the thickness of the slices. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
2. 2 Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the salt, pepper, cinnamon, cumin, garlic, and thyme. Cook the spices and garlic, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Add the 1/2 cup reserved cooking liquid and the bay leaf, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. 3 Stir in the carrots, tossing well to coat with the spice mixture, and cook until heated through, about 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle with lemon juice and remove the bay leaf before serving.

By Amy

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• butternut squash
• peanut butter
• tomato
• water
• olive oil
• yellow onion
• garlic
• bay leaf
• salt
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1 Place the butternut squash in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil and then simmer, covered, until the squash is tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving the cooking liquid.
2. 2 Combine the peanut butter, tomato, and warm water in a bowl. The authentic way to prepare this is to squish it together by hand -- but a food processor works, too.
3. 3 Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the onion slices and cook for 2 minutes. Add the peanut butter mixture, the minced garlic, the bay leaf, black pepper, and about 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir to combine, then bring to a boil.
4. 4 Reduce the heat to low and simmer the peanut sauce, adding the reserved cooking liquid as needed, for 15 minutes. The consistency should be similar to a thick soup.
5. 5 Stir in the butternut squash and simmer for an additional 15 minutes. Add the lemon juice, and taste to adjust the seasoning.

By Anne-Marie

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• butter
• onion
• water
• tomato paste
• berbere seasoning
• garlic
• ginger
• chicken breast
• white wine
• cardamom
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Melt 1/2 cup butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water and tomato paste; stir until hot, about 2 minutes. Stir in berbere, remaining 1/2 cup butter, garlic, and ginger. Reduce heat to low; cook until mixture thickens to a paste consistency, 20 to 30 minutes.
2. 2 Stir remaining 2 cups water into berbere paste; add chicken. Simmer until thickened to sauce consistency, about 45 minutes.
3. 3 Stir wine, cardamom, and black pepper into sauce; add hard-cooked eggs. Cook until sauce is slightly reduced, about 15 minutes more.

By Twin Cities

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• oil
• onion
• green bell pepper
• carrot
• tomato
• green chile
• water
• vegetable bouillon
• curry powder
• chili powder
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onions and bell peppers. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Add carrots, tomatoes, green chiles, water, bouillon cube, curry powder, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Cook until mixture is well combined and thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.

By seattlelove

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• vegetable oil
• onion
• garlic
• ginger root
• tomato paste
• cayenne powder
• tomato
• water
• salt
• beef stew meat
• jasmine rice

Instructions

1. 1 Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and cayenne pepper; cook, stirring constantly, until dark and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, 3/4 cup water, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat.
2. 2 While the tomato mixture is simmering, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a separate pot. Season stew meat with salt and pepper, then add to the pot and cook until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
3. 3 Stir meat into simmering tomato mixture. Add jasmine rice and pour in enough water to cover. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until meat and rice are tender, about 30 minutes.

By aduani

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• olive oil
• onion
• lamb
• cumin
• coriander seed
• ginger
• cinnamon
• salt
• pear
• raisin
• almond

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir in the oil until soft. Add lamb meat to the pan; fry until just browned on the outside. Season with cumin, coriander, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Pour just enough water into the pot to cover the lamb.
2. 2 Cover the pot; simmer over low heat until lamb is tender and the mixture is stew-like, about 1 ½ to 2 hours. Remove lid a little after an hour if there appears to be too much liquid.
3. 3 Add pears, golden raisins, and almonds to the stew; cook for another 5 minutes or so, until the pears are soft.

By MAX BOSIO

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• all-purpose flour
• chipotle chili powder
• garlic powder
• cinnamon
• coriander
• salt
• turkey breast
• olive oil
• acorn squash
• carrot
• red onion
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Mix flour, chipotle chili powder, garlic powder, cinnamon, coriander, salt, and black pepper in a large resealable plastic bag and shake to combine. Place the turkey breast into the bag, seal, and shake to coat turkey with the spice mix.
2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sear the seasoned turkey breast in the hot oil until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes per side (meat will still be pink inside).
3. 3 Place acorn squash quarters, carrots, red onions, and garlic cloves into the bottom of a large slow cooker. Place the browned turkey breast on top of the vegetables. Cover cooker.
4. 4 Cook turkey breast until meat and vegetables are very tender, 3 1/2 to 4 hours on High or 7 to 8 hours on Low. Transfer turkey breast to a platter and allow to rest for about 10 minutes before slicing.
5. 5 Peel squash and garlic cloves. Arrange the cooked vegetables around the turkey meat and spoon the juices from the slow cooker over the turkey and vegetables to serve.

By Christine

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• peanut oil
• red onion
• ginger
• garlic
• chicken
• red pepper
• salt
• chicken stock
• sweet potato
• tomato
• peanut butter
• collard green

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Heat peanut oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion, ginger, and garlic in hot oil until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Add chicken; cook and stir until completely browned.
4. 4 Season with crushed red pepper, salt, and black pepper.
5. 5 Pour in chicken stock. Stir in sweet potatoes; bring to a boil.
6. 6 Reduce heat to low, cover the pot partially with a lid, and cook at a simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, peanut butter, and collard greens.
7. 7 Partially cover the pot and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until greens are tender, about 20 more minutes.

By km1312

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• olive oil
• carrot
• onion
• turmeric
• cumin
• salt
• ginger
• cabbage
• garlic
• yellow potato
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add carrots and sauté until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add onion; sauté until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add turmeric, cumin, salt, pepper, and ginger; let seasonings toast until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. 2 Stir cabbage and garlic into the pot; cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage wilts, about 10 minutes. Stir in potatoes and water; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring every 10 minutes, until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.

By Twin Cities

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• vegetable oil
• onion
• ground beef
• milk
• bread
• raisin
• chutney
• curry powder
• apricot jam
• salt
• egg
• salt
• bay leaf

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onions in hot oil until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Crumble ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
3. 3 Pour milk in a shallow dish. Soak bread in milk. Squeeze excess milk from bread and set milk aside.
4. 4 Add bread to beef mixture. Stir in raisins, chutney, curry powder, apricot jam, salt, and black pepper. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
6. 6 Whisk together reserved milk, egg, and a pinch of salt. Pour over top of beef mixture. Lay bay leaf on top of milk mixture.
7. 7 Continue baking until top is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.

By trixie

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• olive oil
• chicken
• potato
• onion
• garlic
• cumin
• coriander seed
• red pepper flakes
• salt
• water
• peanut butter
• chickpea

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown for 3 to 4 minutes; remove to a plate.
2. 2 Add potato, onion, and garlic to the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium-low and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, making sure garlic does not brown too much. Stir in cumin, coriander, pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper, then pour in water. Add reserved chicken and any accumulated juices and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes.
3. 3 Stir in peanut butter and garbanzo beans until peanut butter is blended in. Cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat, adjust seasoning, and serve.

By Leah Shaw

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• vegetable oil
• lamb breast chop
• mutton breast chop
• cake flour
• onion
• tomato
• white vinegar
• bay leaf
• beef bouillon
• salt
• brown sugar
• white peppercorn
• worcestershire sauce
• potato

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. 2 Dredge lamb in flour; shake off excess.
3. 3 Cook lamb in hot oil until browned all over. Transfer lamb to a plate, reserving drippings in the pan.
4. 4 Cook and stir onion in drippings until soft, about 5 minutes. Mix in tomatoes. Return lamb chops to the saucepan; season with bay leaves, bouillon, salt, brown sugar, white peppercorns, black pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir occasionally, making sure nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan.
5. 5 Stir in potatoes; continue cooking until potatoes are cooked and meat is tender, about 45 minutes more.

By WILLIAM R

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• oil
• onion
• ground beef
• bread
• milk
• egg
• raisin
• white vinegar
• sugar
• turmeric
• salt
• curry powder
• bay leaf
• chutney

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and saute until browned, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef to onion and saute until browned, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Soak bread in 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl, mash, and add to ground beef mixture; stir in 1/2 of beaten egg, raisins, vinegar, sugar, turmeric, salt, curry powder, and ground black pepper.
4. 4 Transfer beef mixture to glass baking dish; insert bay leaves.
5. 5 Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Whisk remaining 1/2 egg and remaining 1/4 cup milk together in a small bowl; pour over meat mixture and return to oven for 30 minutes.
6. 6 Serve with chutney.

By Michelle

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• butter
• onion
• egg
• milk
• oat
• raisin
• almond
• vinegar
• curry powder
• sugar
• salt
• turmeric
• ground beef
• bay leaf

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish.
2. 2 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in hot butter until browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
3. 3 Combine 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, oats, raisins, almonds, vinegar, curry powder, sugar, salt, turmeric, and black pepper in a large bowl. Add cooked onion and ground beef; mix well. Spread beef mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish; top with bay leaves.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and drain excess fat from beef.
5. 5 Beat together remaining egg and 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl until well combined; pour over beef mixture.
6. 6 Continue baking in the oven until the top is beginning to brown, about 30 minutes more. Remove and discard bay leaves to serve.

By Kerrijoi

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• chicken breast
• sweet potato
• chickpea
• onion
• carrot
• garlic
• parsley
• salt
• cumin
• turmeric
• cinnamon
• tomato

Instructions

1. 1 Place chicken, sweet potatoes, garbanzo beans, carrots, onion, and garlic into a slow cooker.
2. 2 Mix parsley, salt, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, and pepper together in a small bowl. Sprinkle over chicken and vegetables, then pour in tomatoes and stir to combine.
3. 3 Cover and cook on High until sweet potatoes are tender and sauce has thickened, 4 to 5 hours.

By KCOOPER78

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• paprika
• cumin
• salt
• onion
• potato
• carrot
• zucchini
• green bell pepper
• tomato
• garlic
• turkey breast
• vegetable oil
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Combine paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper in a small bowl to make spice mix.
2. 2 Spread 1/2 of the onion slices in the bottom of a 10-inch skillet. Arrange potato slices in one layer on top, overlapping if needed. Repeat with carrots, zucchini, bell pepper, and tomatoes. Sprinkle garlic over tomatoes. Place turkey chunks on top, taking care to space them evenly over the whole dish. Sprinkle spice mix over turkey, top with remaining onion slices, and drizzle vegetable oil on top.
3. 3 Cover skillet and cook over medium-low heat until turkey is no longer pink in the center and the top layer of onion slices is soft and translucent, about 40 minutes. Remove lid and let stand for 10 minutes. Drizzle with olive oil just before serving.

By Kat

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• chicken
• neck
• giblet
• water
• lemon juice
• onion
• butter
• cayenne pepper
• paprika
• ginger
• water
• all-purpose flour
• water
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Soak the chicken in 2 cups water and lemon juice in a large bowl for 10 minutes. Drain.
2. 2 Place the onion, with no fat, in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until very dark, about 20 minutes. Stir in the butter, cayenne pepper, paprika, black pepper, and ginger, then stir in 1 more cup of water. Add the drained chicken, stirring until well-blended. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until the chicken is tender, about 1 hour. If a thicker stew is desired, whisk flour with 2 tablespoons of water, and stir into the pot; allow to simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in eggs; cook and stir until heated through, about 10 minutes more.

By Tonyell Dasia Clyburn

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• olive oil
• onion
• red pepper
• garlic
• tomato
• salmon fillet
• merguez sausage
• vegetable broth
• white wine
• cumin
• salt
• shrimp
• mussel
• couscous

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, roasted red pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, salmon fillet, and merguez sausage; cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
2. 2 Pour 2 1/2 cups broth and white wine into the pot. Season stew with cumin, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and stir in shrimp; simmer until opaque, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add mussels; cover and let stand until mussels open, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Bring remaining 3 1/2 cups broth to a boil in a separate pot. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat and let stand until couscous absorbs broth, about 5 minutes.
4. 4 Serve couscous in shallow bowls; ladle stew on top.

By 25 Peppers

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• olive oil
• garlic
• turmeric
• cumin seed
• salt
• chicken thigh
• olive oil
• onion
• water
• saffron
• preserved lemon
• artichoke bottom
• olive
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Marinate the chicken: Whisk oil, garlic, turmeric, cumin seeds, salt, and pepper together in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add chicken and coat with marinade. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 8 hours.
2. 2 When ready to cook, remove chicken from marinade and shake off excess. Discard remaining marinade.
3. 3 Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add chicken, skin-side down, and cook until browned, about 4 minutes. Flip chicken and cook until browned on the other side, about 3 minutes more.
4. 4 Reduce the heat to medium and pour in enough water to cover chicken halfway. Cover and cook for 20 minutes. Sprinkle saffron threads onto chicken and top with preserved lemon slices. Cover and cook until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and juices run clear, about 5 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
5. 5 Transfer chicken to a serving platter and garnish with artichokes, olives, and parsley.
6. 6 Spoon sauce over chicken or serve on the side. If a thicker sauce is desired, continue simmering liquid in the stockpot for 5 to 7 minutes before serving.

By katherine99

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• vegetable oil
• potato
• ground beef
• onion
• garlic
• parsley
• salt
• allspice
• nutmeg
• cumin
• tomato
• onion
• long grain white rice
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, place potato slices in a thin layer, and fry just until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon, and set aside on paper towels.
2. 2 In a medium bowl, mix together the ground beef, minced onion, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, allspice, nutmeg, and cumin. Press flat into a 7x11 inch baking dish. Arrange potato slices over the meat in an even layer. Place tomato slices over the potato. Top with slices of onion. Cover with aluminum foil.
3. 3 Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove the aluminum foil from the top, and continue to bake for another 15 minutes, or until browned.
4. 4 While the kifta is cooking, combine the rice and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender. When kifta is done, cut into squares and serve over rice.

By Aida

Ingredients

• ✓ black pepper
• apricot
• olive oil
• garlic
• cinnamon
• cumin
• paprika
• ground lamb
• celery
• green bell pepper
• tomato
• lemon
• water
• sugar
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Soak the apricots in water for 2 hours or more until soft; drain.
2. 2 Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, cinnamon, cumin, and paprika; cook and stir for 1 minute. Raise the heat to medium-high, crumble in the ground lamb, stirring and breaking it up with a wooden spoon for a few minutes until browned. Stir in the drained apricots, celery, green pepper, and tomato.
3. 3 Using a vegetable peeler, shave 5 - 6 strips of rind off the lemon and add to the soup with the juice of the lemon. Stir in the water and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer gently for half an hour. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

By rua