A Middle Eastern Pantry: Essential Ingredients for Classic and Contemporary Recipes by Lior Lev Sercarz

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    • Categories: Spice / herb blends & rubs; Middle Eastern; North African
    • Ingredients: sesame seeds; dried za'atar (herb); sumac
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  • Amba

    • djnielsen64 on February 14, 2024

      Really easy with the Amba Spice Blend from La Boîte. Looking forward to trying the sweet/tart/earthy sauce on various things.

  • Tahini cookies

    • AllieTaylor on March 30, 2024

      Wow! These are SO good! Taste, texture, smell. Omg ??! However, my dough was very soft (too soft) to form into balls. I added a bit more flour (maybe ¼ cup? Did it by hand until it was a wee bit stiffer) then chilled the dough as is for about 1 ½ hours. Then formed into balls, placed on almonds, and chilled again (about an hour). Wow! Insanely good. And they made way more than 15; minimum 24… I would have to say that this recipe alone was worth the price of the book. I live in Austria and our butter here is higher in butterfat than in the US. Maybe that’s why my dough was ‘sloppy’. Alternatively, my tahini was very liquid. Who knows? But they worked anyway. Yum.

  • Spiced silan carrots

    • Rachaelsb on November 26, 2023

      Amazing!! Even our daughter who is not a big carrot fan thought were delicious. Definitely added to the regular dinner rotation.

    • lean1 on March 24, 2024

      OMG the carrots taste like candy. I couldn't stop eating them. I left out the olives and lemon and the flavors of date syrup and the spices are so incredible. I will be making this more often. Just roast it five min less if carrots are thin and use tiny bit less oil. Make sure to turn after 10 min.

  • Turkish rice pudding (Soutlek)

    • JMBH1 on April 22, 2025

      Be careful not to reduce the milk too much. I think I reduced it a bit too much and after adding the cornstarch and baking the pudding was more like a sweet casserole. Also beat the egg really well with the milk. It was a weird cooked yolk on the top of the pudding.

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  • ISBN 10 0593235630
  • ISBN 13 9780593235638
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  • Published Jun 13 2023
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 288
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Clarkson Potter

Publishers Text

Israeli-born author, chef, and spice master Lior Lev Sercarz brings home cooks on a fantastical journey to the Middle East to learn about the region’s most coveted recipes via its most sought-after ingredients from spices to syrups and seeds to cured meats and dried fruit.

Through ninety delicious recipes, historically driven ingredient research, essays on Middle Eastern food artisans, and gorgeous photography, A Middle Eastern Pantry showcases iconic Middle Eastern recipes such as homemade Egyptian Dukkah, Turkish Sujuk Manti dumplings, a Druze-style Sumac Onion Salad, and Bint el Sahn, a Yemeni cake made from flakey layers of dough soaked with honey. Readers learn how to buy, use, make, and store pantry staples, from different types of molasses to legumes, grains, pickles, and, of course, spices. Chapters are organized by key ingredient category like Olives, Nuts, and Grains presenting an array of pantry staples and practical recipes. Readers will also find insights on buying and sourcing ingredients and friendly tips for cooking and storing take braises, roasts, dips, snacks, and spice blends to the next level.

An homage to Middle Eastern cuisine, A Middle Eastern Pantry is the ultimate resource for fans of deep flavor and dishes with even deeper roots.

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