Type: Meat
Spicy pasta bake
Sami, like so many kids – Middle Eastern or otherwise – did a lot of his growing up at home on pasta…
Pulled lamb shawarma sandwich
Slow-cooked lamb, piled into a warm pita with all the condiments you care for: this is the ultimate shawarma sandwich. Once cooked,…
Chicken shawarma pie
Spiced marinated chicken thighs, slow-cooked until meltingly tender, layered with baked potato slices and rich tahini sauce, all wrapped up in thin-as-a-feather…
Stuffed turnips with turkey, freekeh and spicy tamarind sauce
Stuffing vegetables is commonplace in Palestinian cooking. As well as being delicious, celebratory and comforting, the resulting dishes are often a practical…
Meatballs and peas in tomato sauce
This is a dish to both comfort and surprise. Comfort in a way that only baked meatballs can, and surprise at the…
Stuffed aubergines and courgettes in a rich tomato sauce
Stuffing vegetables is such an everyday event in the Palestinian kitchen that most cooks have a special knife to help them with…
Chicken musakhan
Musakhan is the hugely popular national dish of Palestine: growing up, Sami ate it once a week, pulling a piece of chicken…
Baked kofta with aubergine and tomato
Kofta – meat patties – are something of an obsession throughout the Middle East. Baked, fried, grilled, braised; stuffed into pita and…
Kofta with tahini, potato and onion
Playing around: This is a rich dish, thanks to the tahini. If you want to lighten things up, the potatoes can be…