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Place the meatballs in a large saucepan with the chicken stock and simmer for 20 minutes, adding water if necessary. Drain the meatballs and cool.

Roll the meatballs in flour and melt the butter or margarine in a large skillet. When the butter is hot, add the meatballs and saute for 5 to 6 minutes, until nicely browned.

Pour the Apricot Sauce on the Kofta and serve. Makes 4 main dish servings. This recipe may also be served as an appetizer (mezze) or used as a filling for a pita sandwich with salad greens.

Sambusak Turnovers


24-48 servings or 36-48 turnovers
1 hour 30 minutes (45 min prep, 45 min cooking)

A Ramadan dish popular in Egypt. This is a single recipe for dough, and various different fillings

Ingredient:

---Dough---
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup oil
5 cups white flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/2¨C 3/4 cup cold water

---Meat filling---
1 1/2 lbs ground meat
3/4 cup of finely chopped onions
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup pine nuts
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup of finely chopped parsley
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

---Cheese Filling---
1 1/2 lbs feta cheese, crumbled
3/4 cup fresh herbs, finely chopped (dill, mint, chives, parsley, cilantro)
3 tablespoons water
3/4 teaspoon pepper

---Vegetable Filling---
1/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup of finely chopped onions
1 1/2 lbs leafy greens, coarsely chopped (spinach, chard, dandelion or nettles)
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped and lightly toasted
1/4 cup currants
3/4 teaspoon pepper

---Sweet Filling---
3 cups almonds, finely ground
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cardamom
1/4 teaspoon saffron, dissolved in 1 tablespoon of water
2 tablespoons rose water

Instructions:
1. ----To Make the Dough----.
2. Melt the butter with the oil.
3. Combine the flour and salt in a bowl, make a well in the center, and add the oil and butter.
4. Stir vigorously until combined, and then add water until the dough holds together and comes away from the sides of the bowl.
5. Wrap the ball of dough in plastic and let rest in the refrigerator while preparing the stuffing.
6. ----To Make the Meat Filling----.
7. Work all ingredients with the hands until fully combined.
8. ----To Make the Cheese Filling----.
9. Place ingredients in the work bowl of a food processor; blend well.
10. ----To Make the Vegetable Filling----.
11. Heat the olive oil over medium heat, and then saut¨¦ the onions for 2 minutes.
12. Add the greens and salt and stir well.
13. Lower the heat, cover the pan, and cook until the greens are wilted and give off their juices.
14. Turn off the heat, add the toasted walnuts, currants and pepper, and stir well.
15. ----To Make the Sweet Filling----.
16. Combine all ingredients and stir well.
17. ----To Assemble the Sanbusa----.
18. Preheat the oven to 350¡ãF degrees.
19. For each pastry, take a walnut-sized piece of dough and roll it out into a 3 inch circle.
20. Place a teaspoonful of filling in the center of the dough, fold the circle into a half-moon shape and pinch the edges firmly.
21. (Another traditional shape is the triangular pocket, formed by pinching together the edges of the circle in three seams that meet in the center over the filling).
22. Place the pastries on an ungreased baking sheet and bake in the oven for 45 minutes, until golden yellow, or deep fry in vegetable oil.
23. Serve warm.
answer from chineseop.com cooking QA
Fattah

Fattah is a mixture of meat cubes embedded in rice and crusted pita pieces in soup. It is a traditional meal that is enjoyed by all Egyptian and is considered the most famous dish in Egypt. It is served in the bairam feast (an Islamic holy feast after the month of Ramadan) but it can also be served at any time of the year.

Ingredients:

(Serves Four)

One kg of meat cut in cubes. One may use any type of meat but lamb if preferred.
Two cups of short rice.
2-3 loafs of pita bread
two small peeled onions
dash of pepper
mastic
cardamom
garlic
ghee
cumin
tomato paste
salt
vinegar
Method:

To prepare a perfect dish of Fattah you need to follow four steps.

Preparing the meat
Fill a pot with water and place two small peeled onions, pepper, mastic and a cardamom. When the water starts to boil drop in the pieces of meat and let them boil to a stew.
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