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Knafeh is a famous Egyptian dessert prepared throughout the Middle East. You can find it in almost all Middle Eastern restaurants and consume it to satisfy your taste buds, thanks to the delicious, rich, sweet flavors of cheese and syrup. Let us get started with the Knafeh recipe. Read on!

How to make Knafeh – Egyptian food

October 5, 2022/in Egypt/by theuaeblog

Knafeh is a famous Egyptian dessert prepared throughout the Middle East. You can find it in almost all Middle Eastern restaurants and consume it to satisfy your taste buds, thanks to the delicious, rich, sweet flavors of cheese and syrup. Let us get started with the Knafeh recipe. Read on!

Ingredients

You will need the following ingredients for the syrup

Four cups of granulated sugar
Two cups or 500ml of water
One teaspoon of lemon juice

Make available the following ingredients for Knafeh

A half kilogram of shredded phyllo dough
One kilogram of grated mozzarella cheese
One to two cups of butter
Orange food coloring
¾ cup of crushed pistachios

Instructions

For the syrup, you have to follow these steps:

Mix water, sugar, and lemon juice in a pot
Place the pot over medium-high heat
Stir until the sugar dissolves
Now remove the pot from the heat and set it aside to cool

For the Knafeh, you will follow these steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
Thaw the phyllo dough and transfer it to a bowl
Use your hands to pull the strands apart
Break the stands into smaller pieces
Pour the melted butter and coloring over the phyllo
Use your hands to mix the butter and foot coloring with phyllo
Spread half the dough in a round cake pan
Spread the cheese over the dough
Cover the cheese with a small amount of dough
Cover the edges to seal the cheese
Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes
Remove from the oven and flip over onto a plate
Spoon the syrup over the Knafeh
Adjust the syrup based on your taste
Use crushed pistachios for topping and decoration
You can refrigerate the Knafeh
Warm the Knafeh for 20-30 seconds in the microwave before serving

How to make Hawawshi – Egyptian food

October 5, 2022/in Egypt/by theuaeblog

Hawawshi is famous Egyptian street food in Alexandria and Cairo. Most people in these cities call Hawawshi “Baladi.” It is delicious food with dough or pita and stuffed with seasoned ground beef. It also contains onions, garlic, spices, herbs, and peppers. Let us now discuss how you can make Hawawshi. Read on!

Ingredients

One large yellow onion
Two cloves of garlic
One green pepper
One jalapeno
A half ounce of fresh parsley
Two pounds of lean ground beef
Three tablespoons of tomato paste
Kosher salt
Extra virgin olive oil
Six loaves of pita bread
One teaspoon of coriander
One teaspoon of allspice
One teaspoon of paprika
One teaspoon of black pepper
A half teaspoon of cumin
¾ teaspoon of cardamom
¼ teaspoon of cinnamon

Instructions

Heat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
Add spices to a small bowl and mix well
Add onion, bell pepper, garlic, parsley, and jalapeno to the food processor
Pulse for a few minutes until the processor finely chops the ingredients
Transfer the mixture to a sieve and drain excess liquid
Transfer the onion mixture to a large-sized mixing bowl
Now add the ground beef and tomato paste
Mix these ingredients to combine
Add the spice fixture and some kosher salt
Remix the ingredients and distribute them appropriately within the meat
Cut the loaves and create twelve pita pockets
Use olive oil to brush a large sheet
Stuff each pocket with 1/3 cup of meat
Arrange all pita pockets in the sheet pan
Brush the pocket tops with extra virgin olive oil
Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes
Turn the pitas over and cook the other side for 10 minutes
Enjoy the delicious Hawawshi

How to make Alexandrian Sayadiyah – Egyptian food

October 5, 2022/in Egypt/by theuaeblog

Sayadiyah Fish is not only famous in Egypt but also Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries. It contains basmati rice and fish, and you can serve it with fish broth or green salad to satisfy your family’s taste buds. The total preparation time is two hours. Let us get started!

Ingredients

You will need the following ingredients for the broth
- 100 grams of butter
- One pack of aromatic herbs
- 200 grams of onions
- Nine garlic cloves
- 200 grams of leek
- 250 grams of carrot
- 150 grams of mushroom
- Two kilograms of fish bones and locos
- One teaspoon of anise star
- One teaspoon of coriander
- One teaspoon of cumin
- A half teaspoon of black pepper
- One cinnamon stick
- Four pieces of carnation
- Six pieces of cardamom
- Three liters of water
- One teaspoon of salt
- Two tablespoons of lemon juice
- 100 milliliter of white grapes juice
You will need the following ingredients for preparing rice
- One kilogram of locos fish
- Three cups of basmati rice
- 130 grams of butter
- One tablespoon of black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon of cumin
- Salt and pepper
- Two tablespoons of lemon juice
- Six sliced onions
- Corn oil for frying
You will need the following ingredients for the sauce
- Fish broth
- A half teaspoon of black pepper
- Lemon juice
- Salt
- One tablespoon of butter for serving

Instructions

Preparing the fish broth requires the following steps
- Heat your oven to 220 degrees Fahrenheit
- Add onion, butter, and fish to the grilling pan
- Grill the mixture until you cook it properly
- Pour some butter into a pot and heat over a high temperature
- Add veggies and cook for 10-15 minutes
- Add cooked fish bones, lemon juice, and white grapes
- Remove frying leftovers over medium-low heat
- Add water, spices, aromatic packages, and salt
- Leave the mixture to boil
- Now remove the surface bubbles and cover it
- Cook for 30 minutes over low heat
- Drain the broth
Cooking the rice requires the following steps:
- Fry the onions until they have a golden brown color
- Set aside half of the fried onions for topping or garnishing
- Add fish broth to friend onions
- Leave the mixture to boil for 25-30 minutes
- Drain and keep the fish broth
- Put the butter in a pot and melt it until it is golden
- Add the rice and fry for another four minutes
- Add spices and season the rice with pepper and salt
- Add fish broth and cover it
- Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes
- Cook the fish with broth for about 5-10 minutes
- Put the rice on a large plate and fish over its surface
- Use friend onions for garnishing
- Serve with sauce and enjoy the delicious dish

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