Type: Meat

April 11, 2022

Lamb shawarma

Jerusalem proudly boasts its own indigenous Hebrew vocabulary, made up of random words that substitute the common names for words like liquorice,…

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Slow cooked veal with prunes & leek

A unique piece of Jerusalem food is the cuisine of some Sephardic Jews, also referred to as ‘Spanioli’, a proud community that…

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Braised eggs with lamb, tahini & sumac

This concoction is Jerusalem fusion food at its very best. It incorporates traditional elements that are purely Palestinian with ingredients characteristic of…

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Polpettone

On the Pesach (Passover) Seder table of Yotam’s Nonna Luciana you could always count on finding a sliced meat loaf, beautifully presented,…

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Turkey & courgette burgers with spring onion & cumin

The creamy sumac sauce served with these burgers is fantastically sharp and will go well with most non-red meats (chicken sofrito, page…

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Lamb meatballs with barberries, yoghurt & herbs

The sweet and sour flavours of these meatballs are prominent yet tempered by the yoghurt, making this a very soothing main course,…

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Beef meatballs with broad beans & lemon

Fresh, sharp and very, very tasty, these meatballs are our idea of the perfect spring supper dish. Serve them with Basmati rice…

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Kofta b’siniyah

For these kofta, buy your meat freshly minced by your butcher, if you can. The lamb should be shoulder and the beef…

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Chicken sofrito

Many of Jerusalem’s most iconic dishes — and the most interesting, we dare say — are the result of necessity and straitened…

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