Lahma bel Karaz

Name: Lahma bel Karaz
Yield: serves 6-8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups dried pitted sour cherries; 1 1/2 pounds lean ground lamb or veal; Salt and pepper; 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Vegetable oil; 1 large onion, chopped; Juice of 1 lemon; Miniature “picnic” rounds of pita bread to serve on (optional)

December 9, 2011

This is an old family recipe which originates in Syria. It is easy to make now that dried pitted sour cherries are available. We used to have to pit them. Serve it with rice or, as was usual in the old days, on miniature pita breads split in half, soft side up.

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