Kofta

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• Ground beef - 1 pound
• Egg yolk - 1
• Salt and pepper
• Onion (diced) - 1
• Chopped oregano - 2 tablespoons
• Bamboo skewers (soaked in water for about 20-25 minutes) - 1

Directions:

• Take a mixing bowl and stir in the pepper, ground beef, salt, onion, oregano, and egg yolk.
• Press these onto the skewers. Roll on a greased surface. Put your fingers in the middle of a skewer and then separate meat log in 2 sausages.
• Heat a grill over high heat.
• Put sausages on the grilling surface. Heat for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

Lahma Bil Basal

Preparation time: 2 hours 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• Beef stew meat - 1 pound
• Canola oil - 1 tablespoon
• Chicken bouillon - 2 cubes
• Salt and ground black pepper
• Butter - 2 tablespoons
• Onions (sliced) - 4
• Bay leaf - 1
• Water - 1 and half cups

Directions:

Put the beef, canola, and butter in a pan. Cook until golden brown for 5 minutes. Stir in water, onions, pepper, chicken bouillon, salt, and bay leaf. 

Decrease the heat of the stove to low and put a lid on the pan. Simmer it until the beef gets soft (for 2 hours).