Ramadan Recipe: Shish Barak
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Shish Barak is a delicious dish commonly enjoyed during Ramadan. It consists of small dumplings filled with seasoned ground meat, cooked in a creamy yogurt sauce flavored with garlic and mint. This traditional Middle Eastern recipe is a favorite for breaking the fast during the holy month, bringing families together to savor its comforting flavors and share in the joy of Ramadan.
This recipe was crafted by our esteemed culinary advisor, Chef Sarah.
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Ingredients
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- 20 Minutes
- 9 Serving
- 351 Calories
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup warm water
- cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
Dough
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ pound ground beef
- ½ small onion minced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoons 7 spice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley plus more for serving
- 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts plus more for serving
Beef Filling
- 32 ounce plain yogurt
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons dried mint
Yogurt Sauce
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Method & Directions
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- 50 Minutes
- Prepare the dough.
تم نسخ الرابطIn the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the hook attachment, mix the flour, water, olive oil, and salt until it forms a smooth, springy ball, 5 to 7 minutes. Cover and allow the dough to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Make the beef filling.
تم نسخ الرابطHeat the olive oil in a medium size pan over medium heat. Add the ground beef and onions, and cook, breaking up the ground beef with the back of a spatula until it is minced and browned, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, season with 7 spice, salt and pepper, and cook until fragrant, 2 more minutes. Fold in the parsley and pine nuts. Set aside.
- Cut the dough.
تم نسخ الرابطLightly flour a flat surface and use a rolling pin roll the dough flat about ⅛-inch in thickness, about 16×16 inches wide. Use a small 2-inch cookie cutter or round object to cut the dough into discs. You can roll the remaining dough pieces and make more discs from it.
- Make the dumplings.
تم نسخ الرابطPreheat the oven to 425°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Add about 1 teaspoon of the beef filling into the piece of dough and fold over into a half moon shape. Pinch the two ends together to close into a tortellini shape. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling. Bake in the preheated oven until the dumplings are lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Set aside.
- Prepare the yogurt sauce.
تم نسخ الرابطWhisk together the yogurt, water, cornstarch, salt, and dried mint in a large pot with no heat until there are no more clumps. Once the mixture is well combined, turn the heat to medium and stir frequently until the mixture starts to thicken, about 10 minutes. It will continue to thicken as it cooks with the dumplings.
- Assemble and serve.
تم نسخ الرابطAdd the baked dumplings into the yogurt sauce and cook until the dumplings start to float to the top, about 10 minutes. Ladle the dumplings with the sauce into bowls, garnish with pine nuts and mint.