Mamie Sol's Starters
Papi Paul's Roasted AlmondsIngredients 500 g almonds (or raw hazelnuts, or raw peanuts) 1 egg white, lightly beaten On a baking tray lined with pa…See recipeMeat BricksFor about thirty Bricks: The meat filling, or Miga 500 g minced meat 1 onion, diced 2 tbsp white vinegar salt, pepper I…See recipeCarrots with cuminIngredients: 500g carrots 1 tsp cumin 1 clove of garlic 1 tsp paprika Oil, vinegar Peel the carrots and boil them. Drai…See recipeLiver CigaresIngredients for 50 Cigares 500 g heifer liver 250 g minced beef 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp hot red chilli pepper (…See recipePreserved LemonsIngredients 8 thick-skinned lemons Coarse salt 1 drizzle of sunflower oil Clean the lemons with a damp cloth, without w…See recipePapi Paul's Hantrora (red pepper condiment)Ingredients 3 red peppers 1 tbsp Harissa Salt Juice of 1 lemon A drizzle of sunflower oil 1 clove of garlic Use a meat …See recipeSmoked Tongue1 tongue, 1.5 kg 15 g saltpetre (sodium nitrate, available at your pharmacist) 3 tbsp coarse salt 6 bay leaves 4 cloves…See recipePotato Omelette (M'Hamar)Ingredients: 4 or 5 large potatoes 1 carrot 1 handful of peas (frozen or canned) 1 pinch of salt 1 small preserved lemo…See recipePotato Pastelles or BanatagesIngredients for approximately 25 pastelles The meat filling or Miga 500 g minced meat 1 onion, diced 2 tbsp white vineg…See recipeCooked SaladIngredients: 1 kg crushed tomatoes 4 green peppers 2 red peppers 2 garlic cloves 4-5 tbsp oil 2 sugar cubes salt, peppe…See recipeAubergine saladIngredients 3 aubergines 1 sweet red pepper 1 clove of garlic 4 to 5 tbsp sunflower oil 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp cumin 1 lem…See recipeOrange SaladIngredients: 2 or 3 large oranges 100 g pitted Greek-style black olives 1/2 tsp ground mild red chilli pepper a pinch o…See recipeSwiss Chard SaladIngredients 1 kg Swiss chard 2 cloves of garlic 2 lemons 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp cumin salt Peel and wash the Swiss chard. …See recipeTomato salad with argan oilIngredients: 4 ripe tomatoes 1 celery stalk 2 small fresh spring onions 1 tbsp capers ¼ mild or hot green pepper 1 smal…See recipePickled VegetablesIngredients 1/2 cauliflower, cut into small florets 2 celery stalks, cut into sticks 4 carrots, sliced into rounds 2 gl…See recipe