Sheep

mixed goat and sheep milk • plain yogurt • salt • little red coloring (I made the coloring from beets, if you remember) • Mint leaves, for garnish

sheep yogurt • chili paste • nigella seeds • dried thyme • wild thyme • Salt to taste • olive oil

For the filling: • vegetable oil (60 ml) • finely ground beef (1 kg) • small onions, finely chopped • Salt to taste • mixed spices • For the kibbeh: • salt • each: • Ground cumin • Black pepper • pita bread •

prepared grape leaves • soaked and drained rice (about 1 kg) • coarsely ground lamb, preferably with some fat for better flavor • lamb pieces with bone • allspice • black pepper • Salt to taste • garlic, peeled • freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 240 ml)

lamb chops (1 kg) • onion • carrot • garlic • Spices • basmati rice (about 600 grams) • Raisins • Kabsa spice mix

lamb chops (about 1 kilogram) • onions, sliced • Juice of 1 lemon • Salt • Black pepper • Meat seasoning or allspice • Nutmeg • little olive oil • little white vinegar

lamb chops, cut (about 1 kilogram) • For the marinade: • black pepper • turmeric • seven spice blend • paprika • ground coriander • garlic powder • onion powder • crushed red pepper flakes • salt • vegetable oil

lamb tongues • bay • cinnamon sticks • cardamom • onion • plain yogurt (about 480 ml) • tahini (about 30 ml) • garlic, minced • salt to taste • cooked chickpeas (about 165 grams) • fried almonds for garnish

lamb shank (about 500 grams) • green lentils (about 285 grams) • short-grain rice (about 200 grams) • About 3 quarts water (about 3 liters) • salt (about 30 grams) • clarified butter or ghee (about 15 grams)

fresh lamb shanks (about 1 kg) • water (about 6 liters) • ground ginger • fresh bay leaves • whole cardamom pods • whole cloves • onions, quartered • fresh mint • lemon peel • lime peel or 1 tablespoon dried lime • clarified butter or ghee • fresh or dried rosemary •

grape leaves (1 kg) • short-grain rice (about 2 1/2 cups or 500 grams) • finely ground beef or lamb (about 100 grams) • white pepper • cumin • black pepper • Lamb chops, as desired

coarse red bulgur (about 340 grams) • canned tomatoes (homemade or store-bought, about 28 ounces/800 grams) • You can use fresh tomatoes, but canned tomatoes taste better in this dish • If canned tomatoes aren't available, use 2 1/4 pounds (1 kilogram) ripe red tomatoes • coarsely ground lamb • Salt and black pepper • tomato paste • water (1 liter) • large onion, finely chopped • olive oil • My special addition: • sun-dried tomatoes, diced into small cubes

dried chickpeas (about 450 grams) • water (about 1 liter) for cooking the chickpeas • Juice of 1 lemon • garlic cloves • plain yogurt • Salt to taste • tahini • ground lamb or beef (about 100 grams) • vegetable oil • Pine nuts to taste

fine bulgur (about 500 grams) • finely ground lean beef for kibbeh (about 500 grams) • ground beef (about 500 grams) • small onions, finely chopped • walnuts, chopped into small pieces • sheep’s milk yogurt (about 1 kilogram) • short-grain rice (about 100 grams) • Salt, to taste • Cumin • Black pepper • spice blend • Marjoram •

For the dough • fine bulgur (about 480 grams) • flour (about 190 grams) • boiling water (about 950 ml) • oil (about 180 ml) • salt • ground coriander • cumin • For the filling • ground beef (about 450 grams) • onions • sweet spice mix •

pickled grape leaves • zucchini • ground beef • Egyptian rice • lamb chops • lemons • Salt • of: seven spices, black pepper • vegetable oil

grape leaves • short-grain rice • dill • green onions • lamb with fat • Salt and juice of 2 lemons • fresh fava beans • dried mint • olive oil

For the shawarma marinade: • chicken breast, sliced lengthwise • vinegar • yogurt • pomegranate molasses and 1 tablespoon tahini • vegetable oil and olive oil • garlic, crushed • onion, sliced into wedges • tomato, chopped • white pepper and black pepper • dried cilantro and chicken seasoning • oregano and sumac •

tahini • garlic, minced • quantity of pine nuts • butter for toasting pine nuts • salt • sheep's milk yogurt (about 400 grams) • pre-soaked and cooked chickpeas (about 200 grams) • Lebanese flatbread

ground beef or lamb (about 225 grams) • fine bulgur wheat (about 170 grams) • onion • dried marjoram • dried basil • Lemon or orange zest • cumin • Water, • salt • black pepper • all-purpose flour (about 8 grams) • onion •

For the kefta (meatballs): • ground lamb (about 400 grams) • garlic, minced • small onion, finely chopped • breadcrumbs or crushed crackers • salt • black pepper • About 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley • For the sauce: • pitted green olives (about 400 grams) • mushrooms, sliced (about 200 grams) • onion, finely chopped •

fine bulgur wheat (about 1 kg) • ground beef or lamb (about 500 grams) • salt, or to taste • black pepper • ground cinnamon • For the filling: • medium onions • ground beef or lamb (about 1 kg) • Salt • Black pepper • Sumac • For garnish •

ground lamb (750 grams) • parsley • onions • salt • cumin • sumac • black pepper • tomatoes, sliced into rounds • onions, sliced into rounds • green bell pepper, sliced into rounds • red bell pepper, sliced into rounds • Juice of 1 large lemon or 2 small lemons •

ground beef or lamb • red bell peppers • red pepper paste • green onions • tomatoes • salt • Zest of 1 lemon • black pepper

Dough ingredients: • all-purpose flour (1 kilogram) • vegetable oil (about 60 ml) • dry milk powder • salt • ground beef or lamb (500 grams) • onions (1 kilogram) • Salt • Black pepper • tahini (about 60 ml) • dried mint • sugar •

lamb (about 500 grams) • black pepper • Salt • tomatoes • yellow onions • red pepper paste • Biwaaz salad: • large yellow onion • parsley

ground beef or lamb (1 kilogram) • lamb fat (about 70 grams) • onions • tomatoes • bell pepper • Hot chili peppers, to taste • salt, or to taste • seven spice blend • Any pizza dough recipe you like, without milk

lamb (about 500 grams) • For marinating the lamb: • salt • black pepper • vinegar to help tenderize the meat • tomatoes, grated (about 1 kg) • medium onions • little oil • salt

Lebanese kofta (see below) • large bell pepper • small onions • tomatoes • mixed spices • cumin • black pepper • hot red pepper (Aleppo pepper or chili flakes) • sprigs fresh mint • Lebanese Kofta Ingredients • finely ground beef or lamb with a little fat (about 450 grams) • onion •

finely ground beef with a piece of lamb fat (1 kg) • onion • egg yolk • sumac • black pepper • salt