Lebanese Food Recipes

Recipe Serves 4:

•  2 1/2 to 3 lbs Eggplant, cubed
• 1 lb. lamb or beef cubes
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 3 fresh tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 can chick peas (drained)

Brown meat in butter.  Sauté onion and garlic until tender.  Add the eggplant and salt and cook for 5 minutes tossing frequently.  Add the tomatoes and chick peas and steam for about 1/2 hour. 

• 2 lbs. fresh Okra
• 1 1/2  lamb meat, lean and fat
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 lb. small onions, or 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cans tomato sauce, 8 oz. each
• juice of 2 lemons
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 cloves garlic

• Wash Okra and trim off the stems.  Dry and brush the okra well with butter.  Place the Okra under a broiler until it is lightly with butter, add water and salt.  Cook at low heat in a covered pan until the meat is tender.  Crush the garlic with the coriander seed and add to the meat mixture.  Mix 1/2 cup of water, tomato sauce and the juice of 2 lemons.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Add this to the meat mixture and boil for 15 to 20 minutes.  Combine the meat and tomato sauce mixture along with the Okra and cook slowly until all of the ingredients are fully cooked.  Serve with rice.

• lb. diced lamb meat
• 2 cans kidney beans
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 cloves of garlic, diced
• 4 oz. can of tomato sauce
• 10 cups of water
• add salt, pepper and cumin to taste

• Brown the lamb in oil or butter.  Add the onions and garlic when the lamb meat is done.  Cook the mixture until onion is browned and then add tomato sauce and water.  Let the mixture come to a boil and then turn down the heat and let it simmer for 1/2 hour.  Add the kidney beans and let the mixture cook for one hour, keeping the pan covered.

• 1 lb. frozen peas
• 1 medium onion
• 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
• 4 potatoes, sliced
• 1teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 - 8oz. can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoon cooking oil

Stew the onion, peas, tomatoes, salt and pepper.  Add potatoes, unsweetened tomato sauce with one can of water.  Simmer until done and serve with rice.

Serves 4:

• 2 lbs. favas beans
• 13 oz. stewing meat, cubed
• 1 medium-sized onion, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup green coriander, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves
• teaspoon salt
• a dash of pepper

Snip off the ends, string and cut the pods into medium-sized pieces.  Wash and drain.  Crush the garlic with a teaspoon of salt.  Saute the crushed garlic, chopped coriander and onion in the oil until the chopped onion becomes translucent, ahout 5 minutes.  Add the fava beans and meat to the mixture stir occasionally over low heat for 15 minutes.  Add the seasoning and a cup of water and cook over low heat for another 30 minutes or until tender.  Squeeze a little lemon juice onto the beans and serve hot with boiled rice.