9-12/2010 Flavor of the Season - PRESERVED LEMONS!

[Elmotoo]

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[b]3/08: cumin, p.1
4/08: sumac, p.4
5/08: cardamom, p.5
6/08: ras el hanout, p.7
10/08: cinnamon in savory dishes, p.9
11/08: star anise, p. 10
2/09: turmeric, p.11
3/09: ajwain, p.11
4/10: tamarind, p. 12
5/10: loomi/dried lime, p. 15
9/10: preserved lemons, p.16
1/11: orange blossom water, p.17

Here we will celebrate AND COOK WITH the many spices & flavors of North African/Middle Eastern cooking. In September, we had a tutorial on this subject and it has been stickied for future reference: Sept TOTM ~ Spices, Ingredients, Techniques...NA*ME Cooking!

This is meant to be an informal happy tagging cook-a-long each month. Just post what recipes you plan to make that include ___ & report back when you make & review it! Photos are ALWAYS welcome!!

ANNNND.....I will take member requests for FLAVORS.....just post your request. I will either choose the most requested or whatever I want, lol.

I will announce the next quarter's flavor so everyone will have time to acquire the ingredients.

Happy cooking, everyone!!

Bethie

[Um Safia]

This looks great!

Here are my recipes with cumin:

Maftoul With Chicken - Middle Eastern (Israeli Cous Cous)

North African (Algerian) Kebda M'chermoula - Liver!

BBQ North African Baby Chicken and Herbed Yogurt

Pumpkin and Split Pea Tagine

and some of my favourites:

Garantita (Algerian Chickpea Pie)

Djedj Mechoui (Algerian Poulet Roti/Roast Chicken)

Machboos or Fooga (Traditional United Arab Emirates Dish)

Roasted Carrots -Memories of Morocco (Ww Core)

Shawrbat 'adas Maa Banadoura (Lentil and Tomato Soup)

Zaalouk (Spicy Aubergine Salad) - Morocco

Shakshouka-Traditional

The Traditional Saudi Kabssah

Chicken or Turkey Meatballs (Moroccan Style)

North African Bissara

Rezika.

[Elmotoo]

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We will start off with CUMIN: Cumin is native to the Levant and Upper Egypt. It now grows in most hot countries, especially India, North Africa, China and the Americas. Cumin is used mainly where highly spiced foods are preferred. It features in Indian, Eastern, Middle Eastern, Mexican, Portuguese and Spanish cookery. It is an ingredient of most curry powders and many savoury spice mixtures, and is used in stews, grills - especially lamb - and chicken dishes. It gives bite to plain rice, and to beans and cakes. Small amounts can be usefully used in aubergine and kidney bean dishes. In the Middle East, it is a familiar spice for fish dishes, grills and stews and flavours couscous - semolina steamed over meat and vegetables, the national dish of Morocco. The bouquet is strong, heavy and warm. A spicy-sweet aroma. The flavour is pungent, powerful, sharp and slightly bitter.

NA*ME recipes on Zaar using cumin:

Skinny Bell Pepper Hummus
Moroccan Carrots
Moroccan Style Balsamic Cornish Game Hens
Falafel
Black Bean Hummus
Tomato and Chickpea Stew
Egyptian Style Stuffed Cabbage Leaves (Mashy Crump)
Arabic Seven Spice (Bokharat)
Arabian Cauliflower With Tahini
Liter Tuna Salad Pitas
Lentils With Spinach and Yoghurt
Middle Eastern Slow-Cooked Stew With Lamb, Chickpeas, and Figs
Curried Eggplant (Aubergine) Dip
Esther’s Moroccan Chicken Tagine
Excite Me Tonight! Chicken!
Tzipi's Egyptian Ground Fish Rolls
Moroccan Carrot Salad
Moroccan Lentil Salad (Healthy)
Hummus Amongus
Fooll Mudammes (Fava Bean Egyptian Breakfast)(فول مدمس)
Fava Bean Soup
Egyptian Fava Bean Dip (Foul Mudammes)
Carol's Hummous
Couscous with Currants and Cumin


If you find another or post a new recipe that uses cumin, please post it in this thread!!

Happy cooking, everyone!!

Bethie

[Cookgirl]

Mmm, cumin!!

[Cookgirl]

One of my favorite recipes on Recipezaar for using cumin:

Persian Eggs Poached in Tomato Sauce

Note, there is no cumin in the ingredients' list, but it is suggested to add it to the eggs.

[Cookgirl]

This one from Chef Kate is really delish:!

Moroccan Red Snapper With Cumin Seeds

[Cookgirl]

This one is oft requested for me to bring to parties:

Muhamara - Middle Eastern Red Pepper Dip

[Elmotoo]

Ooh, YUM, CG!!

Umm...I am a tired puppy...I left out some very important information in this thread.

Please review the top post. Especially the part about tagging recipes, lol. Good grief, you'd think I'd never done this before.

Happy cooking!

Bethie

[Um Safia]

Elmotoo wrote:
LOVE the banner!!!!

Phew! I was hoping you would! It definitely looks better for being centralised too.

[Elmotoo]

Had you noticed where I forgot a small, minor detail in the intro? I forgot to include the part about TAGGING recipes with cumin.

Tag on, kids.

[Cookgirl]

Tag anyone's recipe?

[Elmotoo]

I wanted a cauliflower recipe w/cumin & LOOK what I found...

Cauliflower with Cumin Seed
Cauliflower With Toasted Cumin, Paprika & Caper Vinaigrette
Cauliflower Soup With Cumin and Lime

I'm making Cauliflower with Cumin Seed to go with Clay Pot North African Pot Roast and we'll have Orange Rice Pudding for dessert. YIPPEE!!....Spice of the Month, NA*ME Tag & Recipe of the Week in 1 meal!!!

[Elmotoo]

Cookgirl wrote:
Tag anyone's recipe?

just so long as there is CUMIN in it!!

[Cookgirl]

I'm tagging Mirj's:


Cumin Meatballs

Is Lent over yet?

[Elmotoo]

oops. no. 1 more week. but i'll never tell.