Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Basbousa with Chocolate Recipe

Basbousa with Chocolate
Basbousa with Chocolate Recipe

Preparation time: 10 minutes | Serves: 12 persons| Level: Medium

Ingredients

2 cups caster sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 cup water
1 stick cinnamon
2 pods cardamom
1/2 orange peel
1/2 cup butter
8 bars soft dark chocolate
1 cup yogurt
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 cup semolina
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla

To garnish
boiled almonds

Directions

- Preheat oven to 180°C.

- Place sugar, honey, water, cardamom and orange peel in a sauce pan. Let it cook for five minutes. Let mixture cools.

- Melt butter and chocolate in a hot water bath.

- Mix remaining ingredients together and add to the chocolate mixture and Mix well.

- Pour mixture in a baking ban greased with butter. Cut it into desired shapes using a knife. Place an almond over each piece. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

- Remove from oven and power sugar syrup over it.

- Place basbousa again in over for another 5 minutes.

Source: Lebanese Recipes

Kofta with Green Olives Recipe

Kofta with Green Olives
Kofta with Green Olives Recipe

Ingredients

½ kg meat, minced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, minced
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
½ cup bread crumbs, crushed
1 eggs, Whipped
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon red pepper, paprika
1 stick cinnamon
4 tomatoes, grated
2 tablespoons tomato sauce
1 cup beef broth
1 cup green olives, Pitted
Salt and black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

- In a deep bowl, mix meat with garlic, herbs, eggs, bread crumbs, salt and black pepper

- Form small balls from the meat mixture. Put in the fridge for 30 minutes.

- Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Fry meatballs in batches. When the meatball is very brown and slightly crisp remove from the heat and drain on a paper towel.

- Saute onion in the same skillet with the remaining olive oil.

- Add pepper, paprika and stir until onion softens.

- Add the cinnamon, tomatoes, tomato sauce and broth.

- Leave the sauce to boil over low heat and season with salt and black pepper.

- Add meat balls and olives. Cook for 10 minutes until the sauce thickens and the meatballs are cooked.

- Serve with rice.

Source: Lebanese Recipes