Persian Surprise Meatballs


May we merit to see miracles 🎗
Happy Purim

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Persian Surprise Meatballs

1 lb. ground beef
1 large onion
3 cloves garlic
Handful of parsley, cilantro and mint
1/3 cup basmati rice, rinsed
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Sauce:
1 tsp saffron, ground and steeped in 1/4 c water
2 tbsp olive oil
1/4 c tomato paste
1 cup water
1 tbsp silan
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Salt and pepper, To taste
18oz dried Turkish apricots

Method:

In a food processor, pulse the onion and garlic until finally chopped. Place 2/3 of the mixture into a large saucepan.

Add the ground beef to a large mixing bowl with the remaining onion mixture. Chop the herbs in the food processor and add to the meat. Add rice and spices and mix to combine. Refrigerate while you prepare the sauce.

Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pan with the onion mixture. Sauté until softened and translucent. Add the tomato paste and sauté until it takes on a darker color. Deglaze with a cup of water and add the saffron water. Add silan, cinnamon, salt and pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.

Split the apricots open so that they are closed from one side. Stuff the apricots with a small meatball. Place in the pan in a spiral pattern.

Pour 2 cups of water over the meatballs and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 1 hour.

Garnish with herbs.



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Jeweled Sangria


Purim is a holiday filled with customs and traditions – from hearing the megilla, to dressing up as your favorite villain or hero in the Purim story, giving shalach Manot, feasting and drinking! And not just drinking – but until you don’t know the difference between Haman and Mordechai.

So I took some inspiration from the setting of the Purim story – Persia – and I made some jeweled sangria! Inspired by Persian jeweled rice, this sangria is spiked with orange liquor and apricot brandy, with the addition of apricot jam simple syrup, pomegranate juice, and dry red wine.

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Jeweled Sangria

1 bottle dry Israeli wine
1 pomegranate, seeded
1 orange, sliced
2 cinnamon sticks
Juice of 1 orange
1 1/2 cups pomegranate juice
1/2 cup orange liquor
1/4 cup apricot brandy
3 tbsp good quality apricot jam dissolved in 2 tbsp boiling water

Method:

Mix and refrigerate overnight.

To serve, dip the rim of your glasses in orange blossom water and then chopped pistachios mixed with edible rose petals.

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Tajin Tacos

TAJIN TACOS!! So quick and easy and oh so good, using one of my favorite cuts of meat – oyster steak.

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Tajin Tacos

2 oyster steaks
Tajin seasoning
2 tbsp grapeseed oil
1 mango, diced small
1 jalapeño, finely diced
1/2 small red pinion or 1/4 of a large, finely diced
1/3 cup cilantro, chopped
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1/2 lime
Kosher salt, to taste
Soft corn tortillas
Chili lime hot sauce

Method:

Sear. Dice. Mix. Assemble. Enjoy!

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Tahinitaschen

I know how much y’all love tahini so I made TAHINITASCHEN!! Tahini in the dough. Tahini in the 3 (yes 3!) ingredient filling!

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Tahinitaschen

Hamantaschen dough:
1/4 cup tahini paste
2 tbsp canola oil
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 extra large egg (if you only have large, add 2 tsp water)
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour + more for dusting
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp kosher salt
3 tbsp sesame seeds

3-ingredient Halva Filling:
½ cup tahini paste
1/4 cup honey
1⁄4 tsp kosher salt

Chocolate Drizzle:
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tbsp refined coconut oil
Sesame seeds and/or shredded halva for garnish

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheets with parchment paper.
Prepare the hamantaschen dough: In a small bowl, combine the egg, tahini, oil, and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the wet ingredients to the wet ingredients, add the sesame seeds and stir until a smooth dough is formed.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to ¼ inch thick (It helps to cover the deal with a sheet of parchment paper). Cut circles using a cookie cutter or a glass cup.
Place 1 teaspoon of the filling in the center of the circles and pinch closed to form a triangle. Transfer to the baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave or over a double boiler. Stir in the coconut oil. Drizzle the chocolate over the hamantaschen and finish with sesame seeds or shredded halva.

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Salami Chopped Sandwhich


Did you know that some people have a custom to eat salami on Purim because it’s hung like Haman was hung on the gallows? In the Purim spirit, I decided to make the viral chopped deli sandwich, only kosher! With my favorite salami!

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Salami Chopped Sandwhich

7oz salami, sliced
5oz Hod Golan honey glazed turkey
1/2 large red onion, thinly sliced
1 large beefsteak tomato, thinly sliced
3 iceberg lettuce cups
1/2 cup cornichons (or pickles of your choice)
3 tbsp Mayo
2 tsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 hoagie rolls

Method:

Now chop, mix and stuff!!

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last years ago: sweet & sour salami
two years ago: roasted antipasto salad
three years ago: salami nduja
four years ago: salami tarte tatin
five years ago: salami potato latkes
six years ago: salami babka
seven years ago: salami quiche
eight years ago: beer battered salami chips with beer mustard
nine years ago: drunken hasselback salami
ten years ago: salami chips

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