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Simple recipe Add salt, black pepper, garlic powder, rosemary and oregano to the chicken (all to liking) Add about a table spoon of lemon juice Mix and let sit for an hour Throw on the grill, flip periodically (takes about 15- 20 minutes) Rice Rinse rice in cold water for half an hour Dice one onion Dice two tomatoes Dice one green pepper Toss in olive oil in a pan for a few minutes Add salt, black pepper to liking Add rice Toss together then add water as per previous post instructions Add 1 tablespoon of turmeric finish as per instructions in previous post about rice if you don’t know how to make Sahteen 
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Molo what now? Want to enjoy a true middle eastern meal? Try Molokhia. Famous in Egypt but cooked all over the Arab world. Sounds different, looks strange but unbelievably delicious. Served best with a side of white rice What is Molokhia? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulukhiyah Prep time: 5 minutes Cooking time: approximately 90 minutes Ingredients: 1lb beef cubes 1 medium size onion Minced Molokhia (can be found frozen at pretty much any Arab/halal store in town) 2 chicken Maggi cubes Salt and Pepper to liking Lemon juice 1 teaspoon of Minced garlic 2 tablespoons olive oil Directions Cut up onion in small cubes Add olive oil to a pot and place on high Add cut up onion and stir till onions are clear/see through Add meat cubes and stir with onions until meat is brown Add salt and pepper to liking and stir Add water to cover the meat and then some (like 3/4 of a regular sized pan) Let boil After a while you’ll notice foam on top of the water (it’s really just denatured protein) and you’d want to scoop that out and toss it in the sink After clearing off the foam, drop the two cubes of Maggie in the pan, lower heat to medium, cover and let boil for 45 minutes. You might want to check on the water to make sure the level doesn’t drop too much. You want to maintain about 2/3 of the pan with water After 45 minutes, take the frozen Molokhia out of its packaging, place in the pan and stir occasionally so it thaws and loosens. Stir periodically. Let simmer, and stir occasionally, on medium heat for about 20-25 minutes after thawing then add the minced garlic and 2 capfuls of lemon juice. Stir for five minutes then remove off the stove. Pour yourself some Molokhia in a bowl and either enjoy it with pita bread or a side of white rice or both Sahteen   Prep time: 5 minutes cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Spaghetti 2 tomatoes black olives 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 capful of lemon juice 1 can of tomato sauce 1 tablespoon of minced garlic grated Parmesan oregano Black pepper Directions Bring water to a boil in sauce pan and add pasta while water is pasta is cooking, Add olive oil to pan (I like to use a wok but a pan would work too) and put the pan on high heat in a minute add the minced garlic and let it brown over no more than a minute Add tomato sauce mix add oregano, black pepper and lemon juice mix Add spaghetti (after draining it duh) to the sauce in the pan mix Add tomatoes and olive oil mix add Parmesan cheese done! sahteen   It’s getting cold outside so here’s a recipe for a quick, about 10 minutes, soup that costs under $2 per pot Ingredients: 1 medium sized to large potato Better than bouillon (or Maggi cubes)* Vermicelli Black pepper Directions Bring water to a boil in a medium sauce pan Peel potato and cut into cubes while waiting for water to boil Add potato to boiling water Add 1 tablespoon of better than bouillon to water and potato Let boil for 8 minutes then add about a quarter pack or less of vermicelli Boil for 2 minutes Add black pepper to taste Sahteen * I like chicken but it comes in veggie, beef and fish tastes as well  Prep time: 5 minutes Cooking time: about 1 hr 1 lb of beef chunks/cubes 1/2 bag of green peas 1 onion 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 tablespoon of minced garlic Salt and pepper 2 cans of Tomato paste Directions: Wash the meat Chop up the onion into small pieces In a medium sized sauce pan, heat up the olive oil on high Add the meat chunks Stir till meat is a little brown Add chopped up onion Add salt and pepper to liking Stir until onions are translucent (like almost clear) Add water till It’s about 3/4 of the pan full Let boil You’ll notice cruddy foam gathering up at the top (I know very cookery terminology) Skim the crud off Cover and let boil on medium high For 30 minutes After 30 minutes of boiling, add the green peas Add the tomato paste and stir until no paste chunks and the water is all saucy red Add minced garlic Cover and let simmer on medium low for 15 minutes You can make the rice meanwhile (refer time old post) Serve with rice And you can also dip pita bread in the sauce Sahteen  Today’s dish(es): Lah. Zah. Nyaaah Lasagna (And my oodles of noodles on the fly bonus dish) Skill level: medium to advanced Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 120 minutes Ingredients 2lb ground beef 1 container of ricotta cheese 1 big onion Salt and pepper 1tbsp minced garlic Ground Cinnamon 1 can of diced tomato 1 can of tomato sauce Oregano 2 tbsp Olive oil Lemon juice 1 box of lasagna noodles (to all my Italian friends, scusa but I am not making my own noodles) 1 bag of shredded Colby and Monterey Jack cheese Directions Dice the onion Heat olive oil in a saucepan on high Add diced onion and stir for a minute Add ground beef and stir Add salt and pepper to liking Stir until meat is browned Add can of diced tomatoes Add can of tomato sauce Add A couple of dashes of cinnamon Stir Add 1 tbsp of minced garlic Add a couple of dashes of oregano Add a capful if lemon juice Stir Turn heat down to medium/medium low, cover and let cook for about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally While sauce is cooking, boil the noodles according to box directions After sauce and noodles are ready, get an oven safe pan (I like glass ones, less sticky on the bottom) Lay one layer of noodles at the bottom of the pan next to each other Add a serving spoonful of ricotta cheese on top of the noodles Add 1-2 scoops of sauce Mix sauce and cheese and spread over noodles to cover them (The measurements will vary based on the size of your pan) Add second layer of noodles on top and repeat Add third layer on top and repeat After you mixed ricotta and sauce on top of third layer, sprinkle shredded cheese on top generously so it covers the sauce and ricotta cheese mix Sprinkle some pepper and oregano on top if you like Cover and bake in the oven at 350 for 45 minutes then uncover and let bake for another 10-15 minutes Sahteen HOLD ON!!! I made oodles of noodles! I don’t want to throw them away! No worries. Take the extra noodles and cut them sideways (on the short side-see pic) In a wok or a pan, add a teaspoon of olive oil and then heat on high Throw the cut noodles in Add a can of diced tomatoes Add salt and pepper to liking Add a couple of dashes of oregano Add a capful of lemon juice Add a teaspoon of minced garlic Add a couple of dashes of graded Parmesan cheese Stir for 5 minutes And viola! You’ll be eating pasta for days   Kabsa- an Arabian Gulf main dish Skill level: medium to advanced Prep time: 10 minutes or less (unless you have a 9 year old helping you in which case it takes about 572 hours) Cooking time: 75 minutes Ingredients Chicken pieces (could be drumsticks, thighs, or breast. With bone tastes better) 4 cups Basmati rice 2 tomatoes 1 big onion Salt and pepper Makbos spice mix (which you can find at your nearest halal/middle eastern store- two of which are in Fort Wayne Halal Store on Hobson Rd and Almadinah on Colsieum) Dried lime (also typically found at above mentioned stores) Directions Dice the tomatoes and onion In a saucepan, add a little bit of olive oils and turn heat up to high Add diced tomatoes and onion Stir for a couple of minutes Add your rinsed and cleaned chicken pieces to the pan Add salt and pepper to liking Stir until chicken turns slightly brown Add enough water to fill about 3/4 of the saucepan Add 4 tablespoons of makboos spice mix Cover and let cook on medium high for at least 60 minutes (check on the water level occasionally and if needed add water to maintain level at at least half the saucepan) Soak the rice in water and set aside until chicken is done cooking After chicken is cooked, take the chicken pieces out and put them on a tray If you’d like, you can put the tray in the oven and broil on low for a few minutes. This works well if you kept the skin on the chicken Take out the dried lime and throw away Rinse out the rice Add rice to the saucepan Turn heat to low-medium Cover and cook the rice (15-20 minutes) Once rice is done, put it on a tray and then put the chicken pieces on top Aaaaand sahteen p.s. the spice mix differs slightly based on country. The one I like and use is the Saudi mix but there Bahraini, Qatari....etc.  Burgers! Skill level: beginner Prep time: 5 minutes Marinate: at least one hour Ingredients: Ground beef (at least 90% lean) Salt Pepper Garlic poweder Ginger powder Onion Balsamic vinegar Prep: Put 1lb of ground beef in a bowl Add sat and pepper to liking Grate one onion on top Add 1 tablespoon ginger powder Add 1 tablespoon garlic powder Add 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar Mix well and leave, cover bowl and put in fridge for at least an hour Pull out when ready and make into patties Grill to liking  Friiiiiiied chicken Prep time 5 minutes Marinate 1 hr Cook time 20-25 minutes Ingredients Chicken drumsticks Salt Pepper Garlic Half an onion Oregano Vinegar Lemon juice Small can tomato sauce Frying oil All purpose flour Directions Put drumsticks in a bowl Add salt and pepper to liking Add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic Grate half an onion on top Add oregano leaves Add a capful if lemon juice Add 1/4 cup vinegar Add tomato juice Mix and let sit for an hour in the fridge Put about a couple of cups of all purpose flour in a bag Add drumsticks one at a time Shake drumstick until each has a good coat of flour on Deep fry for about 20 minutes making sure to flip the chicken every few minutes Sahteen!  Prep time: 5 minutes Cool time: 15-20 minutes Ingredients: 4 potatoes Salt Pepper Garlic powder Oregano leaves Lemon juice Olive oil Peel potatoes Cube potatoes In a skillet (or a wok if you have one) heat up about 1/4 cup olive oil Dump cubed potatoes in Add salt and pepper to liking Sprinkle some garlic powder (if forced to measure I’d say half a teaspoon) Sprinkle oregano Stir Add a capful if lemon juice Stir Every few minutes stir and turn the cubes over until you get a nice brown crisp Sahteen p.s. Some would crack an egg on top but I’m not a fan p.p.s If you want a little more flavor, Add half a diced onion Add a cup of frozen peas Add couple of sprinkles of cumin   |
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