Food Of Egypt – Egyptian Recipes

My grandfather spent many hours in the kitchen pickling all sorts of vegetables.  And at lunch time, when the family came together for the main meal of the day, my grandpa was the last one to join us because he took his time putting together small dishes of the different salads and pickles he had […]

Egyptians get their “liver fix” either from street food carts or fast food shops. Gathered around food carts at different street corners, they enjoy their stir fried liver served in small plates with fresh chili peppers, lime wedges and warm pitas.  For a quick bite or an order to go, they pick up their liver […]

I bet most of you never heard of jute before. It was news to me too! For the longest time, I thought Molokheya, as we call it in Egyptian, didn’t exist outside Egypt. Wrong! It’s served in other middle eastern countries such as Lebanon where, instead of a soup, it’s a stir fry of  the […]

A lot of us love eating raw onions but do we dare to admit it? And say we admit it, how much of it do we dare eating? This recipe is a great addition to any meal when you’re craving that onion taste but don’t want the lingering after taste. I love this recipe because […]

A simply boiled chicken seems basic but it’s an art to make.  Although the spices vary from one country to another, many countries have recipes for boiled chicken.  In this recipe, I combine the techniques the Taiwanese use to boil chicken while keeping its meat moist with the Egyptian spices that make this a staple […]

This is a basic recipe for a Tomato Sauce that’s used in many other recipes such as Moussaka. It’s simple quick and delicious! Serving Size: Yields 2 cups of tomato sauce Ingredients: 2 Tbs oil or 1 Tbs oil + 1 Tbs butter / ghee 3 cloves of garlic, minced 2 Tbs tomato paste 2 […]

Spiced Ground Beef, what Egyptians call “3assag”, is a basic recipe that’s used in many recipes such as Baked Pasta with ground beef and bechamel sauce or Stuffed Artichokes. Serving Size: This recipe makes about 2 cups of ground beef. Ingredients: 1 onion cut into large chunks 3 Tbs oil or 2 Tbs oil + […]