Jewish (Sephardi) Main Dish Recipes

"The following recipe call for two pounds of meat or chicken. Feel free to double the amount of meat as desired but remember to double the remaining ingredients. Each recipe will yield 5-6 sandwiches. How to marinate the meat? Upon buying your meat, ask your butcher to slice it thin or you can choose to slice it yourself. Then marinate the meat as..."

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Ingredients: lamb, lemon juice...

"From a South African Jewish Cookbook."

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Ingredients: chutney, ginger, lemon juice...

"Wow - Epicurious!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, tomatoes with juice...

"This is the signature dish at New York City restaurant Aquagrill. It is served with hummus and salad in a lemon coriander vinaigrette. You may have some crust mixture left over; freeze extra to use later, or try it on chicken. This recipe is also kosher and gluten-free."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, cucumbers...

"When I got married at the age of 21, I could barely make toast, let alone a WHOLE meal! My sister always told me 'but it's so easy!' and I obviously didn't believe her. One frantic evening, when I've procrastinated all day about what to make for dinner, I call my sister for advice. This is when she told me the 'secret recipe' that she learned from my..."

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Ingredients: orange bell peppers, fresh parsley...

"This is a sort of an Israeli take on huevos rancheros, minus the tortillas. I found the recipe in the Sunday paper a few months ago and only recently gave it a try. I have to admit I was a little leery, but it turns out to be really tasty."

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Ingredients: cumin, eggs, diced tomatoes...

"This sweet-sour stew is enjoyed by many Sephardic families during the Passover seder and other festive events. It has a longer cooking time, but requires very minimal work on your part and tastes even better the next day! Note: Meat+ fruit combinations are fairly common in Middle Eastern cuisine, but can take getting used to if you have not tried..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, cumin, ginger...

"A delicious recipe our family enjoys served over rice along with a fresh salad such as Recipe #184037. This is of combined origin consisting of the recipe, Dolmas from The Complete Middle East cookbook by Tess Mallos, Iraq section and Mhasha a Jewish Iraqi version on repicesbyrachel.com."

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Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, fat...

"This is a middle eastern type of dish. It is easy to make. We like to eat it with basmati rice on the side. It is supposed to be more of a vegetable dish, so only 2 lamb chops are used. If you want more, feel free to add one chop per person."

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Ingredients: cumin, shoulder lamb chops...

"The rice stuffing is very simple to make and turns out beautifully! If barberries are not available, chopped fresh cranberries or sour cherries are a good substitution. Preparation time does not include marinating time. Adapted from Persian Cooking for a Healthy Kitchen" by Najmieh Batmanglij."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, cumin, rose water...

"These marinated chicken legs come out beautifully glazed and juicy, and look like a lot more work than they really are! I marinated mine for only one hour and they still turned out nicely. Also, you can add sliced and scored potatoes to the baking pan if desired, to soak up some of the juices. Note: I originally tried this recipe for one serving,..."

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Ingredients: dill, frozen spinach, honey...