Beef beans

Cooked chickpeas, soaked and ready to use (I keep some in the freezer for convenience) • cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • tahini (about 120 grams) • Juice of 1 lemon 🍋 • Salt to taste • Add either cold water, plain yogurt, or drinkable yogurt as the liquid for the hummus • Amount of liquid added depends on your preferred hummus consistency • ground beef (about 100 grams) • oil • Salt and black pepper • Almonds or pine nuts, fried in either vegetable oil or olive oil • Sumac for garnish •

beef or lamb (about 1 kilogram) • Sliced onions • cilantro and parsley • Tomato juice • Zucchini • Carrots • Cabbage • Fava beans • Green peas • Chickpeas, soaked beforehand • Butternut squash • Spices: •

Dry couscous, beef or chicken • onion • large tomato • garlic cloves • oil • tomato paste • ras el hanout • paprika, salt, black pepper • carrot • potato • zucchini • chickpeas

short-grain rice or Anbar rice (about 600 grams) • ground beef (about 500 grams) • onions, finely chopped • tomatoes, finely chopped • parsley, chopped • dill, chopped • garlic, minced • tomato paste (about 240 ml) • corn oil (about 120 ml) • Juice of 3 bitter oranges or lemons • pomegranate molasses • tamarind paste •

couscous or medium bulgur (about 640 grams) • beef or lamb (about 500 grams) • carrots • zucchini • Squash, cut as desired • tomatoes, chopped • turnips, halved • onion, chopped • chickpeas, soaked overnight (about 200 grams) • tomato paste • Mixed spices • Salt •

medium-grain couscous • (about 450 grams) carrots and zucchini (or pumpkin) • (about 450 grams) chickpeas • Unsalted butter (preferably cow's milk) • Meat (lamb, beef, or chicken) • large onions • Vegetable oil • Black pepper • Sweet paprika • Turmeric • Ginger • cinnamon stick (optional) •

dry couscous • Beef or chicken, as desired • carrots • turnips • zucchini • onion • Salt • Black pepper • Cinnamon • Oil • chickpeas

medium-grain wheat couscous (about 500 grams) • barley couscous (about 500 grams) • dried cured meat (such as beef jerky or dried lamb) • chicken • small dried, peeled fava beans (about 1 kilogram) • large onion, grated, with garlic • artichokes, cleaned and cooked in water with salt, a pinch of baking soda, and a little sugar • tomato paste • black pepper • cumin • paprika • salt to taste •

couscous • small butternut squash • zucchini • Carrots, peeled and cut lengthwise, core removed • White pumpkin (or substitute with more butternut squash if unavailable) • white radishes • green cabbage (for salad) • Mixed bell peppers • chickpeas, rinsed and soaked • beef or lamb (about 1 kilogram) • bouillon cube • Spices •

bone-in meat (beef or lamb) (about 2 kg) • couscous (about 1 kg) • onions, plus 1/2 onion (about 1 kg + 1/2 onion) • cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • potatoes • carrots • pumpkin or butternut squash • green hot chili peppers • clarified butter or ghee • olive oil (120 ml) • tomato paste • Ground cinnamon •

For the Maammar filling • ground beef (300 grams) • toasted medium semolina (about 75 grams) • large onion • salt • Black pepper • Cinnamon • Turmeric • Ginger • Mint • oil • For the broth •

large pieces of beef or lamb • bone-in chicken • large onions, sliced julienne • carrots, cut lengthwise into large pieces • zucchini, cut lengthwise into large pieces • yellow squash, cut lengthwise • potatoes, cut lengthwise • tomatoes, peeled and chopped • cooked chickpeas (about 500 grams) • fresh cilantro • dried apricots • couscous •

beef stew meat, cut into chunks (about 500 grams) • mixed vegetables such as potatoes, zucchini, and carrots (about 500 grams); you can use any vegetables you like • small pumpkin, peeled and cut into large pieces • cooked chickpeas (about 165 grams) • green bell peppers • onions, sliced • vegetable oil or clarified butter (about 60 ml), as preferred • tomato paste (about 300 grams) • salt • black pepper and turmeric • couscous (about 500 grams)

beef or lamb (about 0.5 kg) • Moroccan couscous or coarse semolina (about 0.5 kg) • onions • zucchini • carrots • turnips • cabbage • pumpkin • soaked chickpeas (about 60 ml) • vegetable oil or olive oil (about 60 ml) • cilantro and parsley • clarified butter (ghee) •

quantity of meat (beef, lamb, or chicken) • large onion, cut into medium pieces • tomatoes, grated • Vegetables (amount as desired): • Carrots • Butternut squash • Zucchini • Fava beans or chickpeas • Coarse semolina for couscous • turmeric • ground ginger • black pepper •

bone-in meat (about 1 kg) • medium onion, finely chopped or minced • ripe tomatoes, pureed • peeled tomatoes, pureed with the fresh tomatoes • garlic paste • black pepper • ground mixed spices • cumin • oregano • ground dried ginger • turmeric • salt •

Potato Ingredients • coarse bulgur (about 340 grams) • large potatoes, peeled and diced • fresh mint leaves • onion, chopped • red pepper paste • dried marjoram • ground cumin • Salt and black pepper • Potato Spice Mix • mixed spice blend • Salt and black pepper •

Meat of your choice (beef, lamb, or chicken), as much as desired • medium couscous (about 250 grams) • Oil • Tomato paste • Salt, to taste • black pepper • Paprika • Saffron • Cinnamon • onion • carrots • zucchini •

medium-grain couscous • vegetables • zucchini, carrots, bell pepper • onion • vegetable oil • paprika • ras el hanout (Moroccan spice blend) • chickpeas • beef

chickpeas, soaked and cooked (about 340 grams) • lemons • tahini (about 240 grams) • pita bread • For garnish: • Fried beef or lamb • Almonds • Parsley • Cumin

Cooked chickpeas • Pita bread • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • tahini (about 120 ml) • garlic cloves • For garnish • Ground beef • Cashews • Almonds • Parsley • Fried pita bread • Ghee

green beans (300 grams) • beef, cut into pieces (about 1/2 kilogram, adjust to taste) • tomato juice (about 710 ml) • tomato paste • garlic cloves, sliced • large onion, finely chopped • butter • oil • salt • black pepper • seven spice blend • beef broth (about 475 ml)

onion • tomatoes • hot chili pepper • garlic cloves • Oil • Clarified butter (ghee) • Salt, black pepper, paprika • Tomato paste • Artichoke • Turnip • Carrot • Soaked chickpeas •

Couscous (enough for your family size) • Water • salt • ground ginger • turmeric • chicken bouillon cube • black pepper, to taste • Vegetables: • zucchini • potatoes • carrots (or other vegetables as desired) • Chicken or beef •

lamb or beef (500 grams) • carrots • zucchini • turnip • onion • potato • tomato • soaked chickpeas (100 grams) • salt • Black pepper • Cinnamon • Turmeric •

couscous • large onion, chopped • large tomato, chopped • meat (such as lamb or beef) • chickpeas • carrots • zucchini or pumpkin • salt and black pepper • tomato paste • turmeric • ginger • paprika •

Chicken or beef/lamb, depending on your family’s preference • onions (about 1 kilogram) • turnips • zucchini • Spices, oil, salt, and paprika • carrots • tomato, grated • tomato paste • Minced garlic • green beans or any available vegetables (about 1 kilogram) • couscous (about 1 kilogram) • Water

Lamb or beef • couscous (medium grain) • soaked chickpeas (about 200 grams) • large onion • tomato • Turnip • carrots • zucchini • potato • cubes of butternut squash • green hot pepper • vegetable ghee, a little vegetable oil •

About 4 handfuls wheat couscous • Vegetables as available • zucchini (small to medium) • turnips • chickpeas, soaked ahead of time • Chicken pieces or beef/lamb, as desired • large onion • Spices: • garlic powder or minced garlic • ground coriander • black pepper • paprika (use less if adding tomato paste) •

onions • garlic cloves • ras el hanout (mixed spices) • hot ground red pepper • oil • Meat (such as lamb or beef) • Raisins • Chickpeas • Salt, to taste • Couscous • Salt, to taste • Oil •