Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 8 hours optional soak) Cook Time: 70 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 cup dried black-eyed peas (or 2 cans, 15 oz each, drained and rinsed) 1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp unrefined red palm oil, divided 1 large onion, […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings (as a plated meal on injera) Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes (add 20 minutes if making niter kibbeh from scratch) Quick Ingredients 1 cup (200 g) red lentils, rinsed well 1 large yellow onion, finely diced (about 2 cups) […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 hearty bowls Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (plus 2 tbsp for finishing) 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 tsp ground cumin (plus a pinch to finish) 2 tbsp harissa paste, mild or hot to taste […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings (about 12 kisra crêpes) Prep Time: 30 minutes (active) Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes Total Time: 13 hours 50 minutes (includes 12-hour fermentation) Quick Ingredients Kisra: 2 cups (260 g) sorghum flour; 1/2 cup (60 g) all-purpose or rice flour; 3 cups (710 ml) warm water; 1/4 […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 2 hours 50 minutes Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes Quick Ingredients 3 lb (1.4 kg) beef chuck or bone-in short ribs 2 tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste Water to cover (about 8 cups / 1.9 L) 1 onion, halved […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 14 empanadas (serves 6) Prep Time: 45 minutes (plus 2 hours chilling) Cook Time: 1 hour Total Time: 3 hours 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 3 cups (360 g) all-purpose flour 12 tbsp (170 g) cold unsalted butter + 6 tbsp (80 g) cold lard 1 tsp fine salt, 1 tsp […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus soaking) Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Total Time: 3 hours (plus 12 hours soaking) Quick Ingredients 1.5 cups (300 g) dried white cracked corn (maíz partido) 1 cup (180 g) dried white beans (alubia, cannellini, or Great Northern) 600 g pork shoulder, […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 thin beef cutlets, 1/4 inch (3–6 mm) thick (about 1.5 lb/680 g total) Salt and black pepper 3/4 cup (95 g) all-purpose flour 3 large eggs + 1 tbsp milk 2 cups (120–150 […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 stuffed squash (4–6 servings) Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Quick Ingredients 6 round zucchini (zapallitos), about 3–3.5 in wide (approx. 2.5 lb/1.1 kg total) 2 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, finely diced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 lb (450 […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 1/2 lb bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs/drumsticks (6–8 pieces) 2 tsp kosher salt, divided; 1 tsp black pepper 2 cups long-grain rice, rinsed 2 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 1 […]