Main Dishes and Desserts

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This is the third of 3 books in the series:

and it is a collection of authentic and traditional recipes, mostly from the Lebanese cuisine, for main dishes of meats, poultry, eggs, and fish, as well as some of Lebanon's finest desserts.

All the recipes are broken down into step-by-step tutorials, and assigned their proper dietary classifications, such as vegan, vegetarian, low-carb, gluten free, egg free, and more.

Recipes you'll expect to find in it:

  • Anise Yeast Cookies (Lebanese Maakaroun)

  • Arabic Sugar Syrup (Atter)

  • Beer Braised Chicken

  • Burghul and Ground Meat Bake (Kibbeh Bil Saniyeh)

  • Burghul with Chickpea (Burghul Bi Dfeen)

  • Chicken and Potato Bake

  • Chicken in Tahini Sauce

  • Chicken Legs in Wine

  • Chicken Pané

  • Egg-Free Pancakes (Atayef) — Dough Recipe

  • Egg-Free Pancakes (Atayef) with Ricotta

  • Egg-Free Pancakes with Walnut (Atayef Bil Joz)

  • Eggplant and Ground Meat Rice (Makloubeh)

  • Eggs and Tomatoes

  • Fish Tagine

  • Freekeh with Chicken

  • Grilled Chicken with Toum (Garlic Dip)

  • Grilled Kafta (Kebab)

  • Grilled Lamb Skewers

  • Grilled Veal Skewers

  • Homemade Cooked Milk Cream (Ashta)

  • Italian-Style Turkey Escalope

  • Knafeh with Mozzarella (Knafeh Bil Jibn)

  • Lebanese Fish and Rice (Sayadieh)

  • Lebanese Ghee Cookies (Ghraybeh)

  • Lebanese Milk Pudding (Mhallabieh)

  • Lebanese Pot Roast (Rosto)

  • Lebanese Potato and Eggs (Mfarrakeh)

  • Lebanese Rice and Milk Pudding (Riz B Haleeb)

  • Lebanese Sesame Bagel (Ka’ak Bread)

  • Lebanese Veal Shawarma

  • Leg of Lamb over Rice (Ouzi)

  • Meat and Mushroom Frittata

  • Meat Dumplings in Yogurt (Shish Barak)

  • Middle Eastern Chicken Skewers (Shish Tawook)

  • Milk and Bread Pudding (Aish El-Saraya)

  • Moghrabieh with Chicken

  • Omelet Rolls with Mushroom Filling

  • Oven-Baked Kafta in Tahini Sauce (Kafta Bi T’hini)

  • Oven-Baked Kafta with Tomato and Potato (Kafta Bil Saniyeh)

  • Rice and Chickpea with Chicken (Riz Bi Dfeen)

  • Rice with Green Fava Beans

  • Roast Chicken with Rice and Meat Stuffing

  • Roast Turkey with Chestnut Rice Stuffing

  • Roasted Stuffed Chicken Thighs

  • Rosemary Roast Chicken

  • Sardines with Vegetables

  • Semolina Butter Cookies (Ma’amoul) — Dough Recipe

  • Semolina Butter Cookies (Ma’amoul) with Dates

  • Semolina Butter Cookies (Ma’amoul) with Walnut and Pistachio Fillings

  • Semolina Yogurt Cake (Namoura)

  • Small Yogurt Doughnuts (Awamat)

  • Spiced Fried Breads (Zalabieh)

  • Spiced Rice Pudding (Meghli)

  • Spicy Fish (Samkeh Harra)

  • Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (Malfouf Mahshi)

  • Stuffed Eggplants in Tomato Sauce

  • Stuffed Grape Leaves with Chicken

  • Stuffed Lamb Tripe (Kroush Mahshieh)

  • Stuffed Leg of Lamb Roast

  • Stuffed Zucchini and Grape Leaves in Tomato Sauce

  • Sweet Boiled Wheat (Snounyeh)

  • Sweet Cheese Rolls (Halawet El-Jibn)

  • Sweet Sesame Milk Breads (Ka’ak Bil Haleeb)

  • Sweet Wheat Porridge (Elbeh)

  • Turmeric Semolina Cake (Sfouf)

  • Zucchini Frittata

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