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The Village Gourmet
Recipe Book
Food and Culture
Recipe Book
The Best Of
Poultry Cooking
All Seafood
Collection
Sample Recipes
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The
KiIbby Collection
Fried
Kibby
Kibby
Cooked in yogurt,
Kibby
Neyeh (Raw Kibby),
Baked
Kibby
This dish is prepared in several ways, but the basic ingredients
of Bulghur, Meat, Onions, Nuts and Spices are all common. A healthy dish
that is prepared on most occasions
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Fettit Makdoose:
A very elaborate dish that contains; Stuffed Eggplant, Meat
cooked in Pomegranate Sauce, Yogurt-Tahini Sauce, Sautéed meat and nuts
topping |
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Shishbarak:
A village dish with meat, Onions, Nuts and
spices, wrapped in flat dough and cooked in Yogurt |
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Stuffed Vegetables:
Favorite in most countries around the Mediterranean
Sea. Zucchini, Bell Pepper, Tomatoes Eggplants are Stuffed with rice (or
burghul ), Onions and meat (or without) and cooked in a variety of
ways. |
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Rolled Vegetables:
Another favorite in most countries around the Mediterranean Sea. Grape
Leaves or Cabbage Leaves are Stuffed with rice (or burghul ), Onions and
meat (or without) and cooked in a variety of ways. |
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Okra and Meat:
Okra is one dish that is not much used here, however, this
vegetable, when cooked with meat and Tomato can be a great treat. |
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Mejaddara:
A Lentil and Rice (or Burghul) Dish that is topped with
Sautéed Onion. A very health and tasty dish
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Kafta:
Barbequed Ground Lamb with spices, Onions and Parsley |
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Mansaf:
Probably the most elaborate dish in many countries of the
Middle East. It involves cooking two varieties of Kibbi, Bulghur, Lamb Meat,
spices and Yogurt. |
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Kishk:
This Recipe is the most
original. A special fermentation process done on Bulghur and Yogurt to
produce a sour powder as the main ingredient for this dish
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Chicken Cooked in Tomato Sauce:
In many ways, this dish is similar to the Italian
Chicken cacciatore, with a few additions
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Appetizers and Salads
Baba Ghanooj:
Eggplant and Sesame Tahini Dip
Hummus (Garbanzo Bean Dip):
Garbanzo Beans and Sesami
Tahini Dip
Fava Beans (Phoul Medammas):
A hearty Fava Bean and
garnishes
Meal
Green Salad:
A
multitude of vegetables and tasty dressing
Cucumber and Yogurt salad:
As the name implies. Add a couple
of other ingredient, and
you have a very appetizing salad
Tabbooly :
A well known dish on both coasts of the U.S. Fine
and
soaked Burghul added to finely chopped greens with an appetizing
dressing
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Some
of My Favorite American Recipes |
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Shrimp (a la Julia)
This dish was inspired by a
legendary chef. However a Village Gourmet touch was added. One of
my big hit meals |
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Barbecued Cornish Game Hen:
It is one way to cook this tasty bird, but it's the
marinade and the way it's cooked is makes the difference. |
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Barbecued Tri-Tip Beef Roast:
One of the tastiest ways to cook a Tri-Tip Roast.
Tender, juicy and most flavorful |
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Misc. |
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Rice and Spice:
Rice and spices of the East. A potent combination |
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Lentil Soup:
Split Pea soup eat your heart out, here is
Lentils |
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Rendered Butter:
Also known as clarified butter. It
tastes better
than butter because all the impurities are removed. Great for
pastries. |
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Sautéed Mushrooms:
A special marinade to bring the flavor out |
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Barbequed Vegetables:
No better way to cook vegetables |
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Hints, Tips and Tidbits
Many tips and hints about ingredients, herbs and spices.
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