Hummus With Beef (Hummus Ma Lahma)

Submitted by Random Rachel

"from Saveur Magazine April 2006"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 2.75 cups
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• For the hummus

• 394.39 ml dried garbanzo beans (or 4 cups canned chickpeas)
• 1 garlic clove
• 118.29 ml tahini
• 59.14 ml lemon juice
• 44.37 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 9.85 ml chopped parsley
• 1.23 ml paprika

• For the beef

• 113.39 g ground beef
• 0.61 ml allspice
• 0.61 ml cinnamon
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Soak chickpeas overnight. Drain, cover with water and boil until tender (about an hour) Reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid, drain chickpeas and set aside to cool.
2. Peel the cooled chickpeas, and puree with the reserved cooking liquid.
3. Place garlic clove and a pinch of salt in a mortar and crush into a paste. Add garlic paste, tahini, lemon juice, and salt to pureed chickpeas.
4. Transfer hummus to a shallow bowl, and press a well into the center with a spoon. Set aside.
5. Cook beef in a skillet with the spices over medium heat until browned. Drain grease, and spoon into the well in the hummus.
6. Drizzle with olive oil, and garnish with parsley and paprika.
7. Serve with olives and pita bread.