Jewish (Sephardi) Main Dish Recipes

"We've got a new local dairy (in such a small country, local also means national), that makes some of the best cheeses (and soy milk and soy puddings). This recipe really showcases their ricotta and feta cheeses. This is a great vegetarian dish to serve, we usually have some kind of variation after the Yom Kippur fast day. I also like to add some za'atar..."

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Ingredients: dried oregano, eggs...

"This is my family's take on a wonderful comfort food."

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Ingredients: pepper, cumin, garlic...

"Popular in Israel and you can use any meat, beef, or lamb. Usually prepared without any veggies on the skewers and best served with salads and pita. Preparation time assumes that the meat has been cubed. Yield depends on how small the meat is cubed"

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Ingredients: beef steaks, pepper, skewers...

"Chicken thighs have been the real bread and butter of my diet since my second year of college, when I started having to cover my own grocery bills :) This has become my all-time favorite way to spice them. If I need a side dish, I usually chop up an onion, sautee it for 30 seconds in the pan, and toss the onion and a handful of cherry tomatoes on..."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...

"I used to cook this in the oven before I had a crock-pot. For the oven: cook it in a covered dish for 1 1/2 to 2 hours at 300F or until the chicken is cooked and tender. Serve with rice and cooked or steamed vegetables. If you don't like to use the whole spices, substitute them with ground. The lemon and chilies are not authentic to this Jewish-Indian..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"Yet another version of the Italian roast. This is also cooked in the crockpot and is wonderful after a hard day at the office or for a lazy weekend meal. Serve over pasta of your choice with a side salad or steamed veggies for a complete meal. This recipe was printed on the box for my new crocpot."

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Ingredients: dried oregano, dried thyme...

"This is so easy, you'll want to make it all the time. It's so tasty, you'll be craving it all the time! The best part is when someone bites into the potatoes and has that look of ecstasy."

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Ingredients: cumin, ground allspice, garlic...

"These have a very special flavor, go great with my Recipe #13577."

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Ingredients: eggs, salt, sweet potatoes...

"I love falafel but rarely eat it given that most kinds are fried. Just found this on the Internet and it looks like a wonderful option."

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Ingredients: cilantro leaves, curry powder...

"These are delicious and addicting. You can also use beef or lamb in place of the chicken. I usually will make my own tahini (See Recipe#191672."

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Ingredients: pepper, cucumbers, pickles...

"This is a Recipezaar 2005 adoptee. It sounded like an easy vegetarian dinner that my whole family would like. The original stated that this recipe came from "The Vegetarian Gourmet's Easy Low-Fat Favorites"."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, couscous, cumin...