How to make it

  • Season the meat gently with salt, but add lot of ground pepper to taste (more then 1 tbsp).
  • Form walnut-size balls from the meat. It enough for around 20-24 balls.
  • Heat lots of oil in a big frying pan and fry the balls until they brown (it takes 5-8 min). Turn them round once during the frying.
  • Set aside the meatballs from the oil. Drain the oil, only remain an amount to cook the onion. Cook the onion for 4-5 min.
  • Put the balls back to the pan. Pour in water so that infesting the balls. Pour in the tomato puree, juice of lemon and mix it well. Season it and cook untill the sauce is thickened. Serve with cooked rice and fresh salad (tomato, cucumber, lettuce, spring onion mix).
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    " It was excellent "
    mark555 ate it and said...
    Very nice thanks for sharing
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    " It was excellent "
    mrsneman ate it and said...
    my mother love this recipe and it knwon from aleppo and we call it in arabic(dawood basha) iwill post for you some recipes from aleppo
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  • chilicat 15 years ago
    Hello berry,
    this recipe is allegedly a syrian-arab recipe, maybe it's not authentic (I first seen in a Hungarian recipe site, but it is not Hungarian), but really easy and delicious.
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    " It was excellent "
    trigger ate it and said...
    Thank you for sharing this beautiful and flavorful recipe, I love the addition of the rice.. I flagged it as beautiful too.
    Michael
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    " It was excellent "
    berry ate it and said...
    Oh my... this is deliiiiiciiiooous! beautiful picture... from where does this recipe come from? Thanks for share it. Got my 5.
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