Recipe: Shish Barak [edit]

Other Names: Beef Dumplings With Greek Style Yogurt

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Edited by: SimplyHeavenFood, Sheri Wetherell

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SimplyHeavenFood.com: “Shish- Barak (Beef Dumplings w/ Greek Style Yogurt)”

August 13, 2009

This dish is a special request from one of my readers. Shish-barak is an old traditional Arabic dish that is varied a little from country to country in Middle East ...

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5 months ago

SimplyHeavenFood

Thank you so much! And you are so welcome!

5 months ago

Melissa Peterman

This looks SO good!! Thanks for posting!

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Tags: Arabic, Meat, Middle Eastern

[edit] Ingredients

	For the filling:
2	pounds ground beef well cooked
2	large onions finely chopped
½	tsp allspice
½	teaspoon cumin
½	teaspoon paprika
	Salt, to taste
	For the dough:
3	cups all-purpose flour
½	cup olive oil
	Salt, to taste
	Water
	For the sauce:
2	pounds of Greek style yogurt
2	tablespoons dried mint
1	small bunch of fresh green mint
	Salt and pepper
1	tablespoon corn starch, dissolved in 1/ 4 of cup of water
2	tablespoons ghee
3	cloves garlic minced.
1	egg
½	cup washed drained and roasted walnuts.

[edit] Preparation

Step 1	For the fillings:
Step 2	Mix ground beef and chopped onions and all spices and cook until well done it. Set aside to cool down.
Step 3	For the dough:
Step 4	Mix the flour and the salt, add the oil and start adding water slowly while you are mixing until it forms like a dough , then start knead it until soft, let it rest for about 1 hour.
Step 5	For the sauce:
Step 6	Add the egg, salt and corn starch (mixed already) to the yogurt and mix by whisking it very well. Add black pepper and dried mint and mix again.
Step 7	Start cooking the mixer in a saucepan on low heat, STIRRING CONSTANTLY, Bring to boil.
Step 8	In a small pan add ghee chopped mints and garlic sauté for 3 minutes, add to the sauce. And mix
Step 9	Serve while warm almost hot. Enjoy!

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[edit] About Shish Barak

Shish-barak is an old traditional Arabic dish that is varied a little from country to country in Middle East. The dumplings are made different by sometimes frying them, baking them, or even leaving them as raw dough (the meat is always cooked).