Month: January 2024

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Crepe Man’ouche/منقوشة

Crepe Man’ouche

Crepe Man'ouche is a delicious Lebanese dish that combines the thinness of crepes with the savoury flavours of za'atar spice blend and olive oil.
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Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 5 minutes
Resting time 10 minutes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp baking powder
Topping
  • 1 cup dry za'atar (thyme)
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

Method
 

Mix the Dough:
  1. Combine the wheat flour, water, salt, olive oil, and baking powder, in a blender. Blend until you have a smooth batter.
  2. Let the batter rest for 10 minutes.
Prepare the Za'atar Topping:
  1. Mix the dry za'atar (thyme) with the olive oil until well combined. This will be used as the topping for the crepe man'ouche.
Cook the Crepes:
  1. Heat a crepe pan or non-stick skillet over medium heat and lightly oil it.
  2. Pour a ladleful batter onto the pan and spread it thinly to form a crepe.
  3. Cook the crepe for a few minutes on each side until golden brown.
Add the Za'atar Topping:
  1. Once the crepe is cooked, spread a generous amount of the za'atar and olive oil mixture on top of the crepe.
Serve:
  1. Serve the Crepe Man'ouche warm.
  2. Optionally, serve alongside sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and mint leaves for added freshness and flavour.
  3. Enjoy your delicious Crepe Man'ouche!

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lahmacun / لحم بعجين

Lahmacun

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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 4 cups wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 cup liquid milk room temperature
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tbsp instant yeast
  • 1/2 tbsp salt
Topping
  • 2 big tomato diced
  • 1 medium capsicum green or red diced
  • 2 medium onions diced
  • 2 gloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup parsley chopped
  • 4 tbsp tamoato paste
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp salt
  • 500 g minced meat

Method
 

  1. In a bowl whisk the yeast in the liquid milk.
  2. Add the ingredients and knead the dough, cover and let it rest for 40 min.
  3. Divide the dough into 8 small balls.
    Let them rest for 5 min.
  4. Roll each of them and top it with the meat mixture.
  5. Bake them in a preheated oven for 5 minutes.
Topping
  1. Put the minced meat in a bowl, add all the ingredients and mix with your hand.