Shishbarak

[M. Lucia]

Gorgeous!

I love that everyone is sharing lesser known dishes. I have a friend who loves this dish, along with fateh, but I have never eaten it myself. Thanks for the inspiration!

[Chris Amirault]

1) stuffing. This is the basic lebanese meat filling for fried kibbe and savory pastries.

1  tbsp ghee

1/4 cup pine nuts

1/2 lb ground beef

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp lebanese mixed spice

dash cinnamon

a few grindings black pepper

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Just thought I'd add that, if you replace that beef with lamb, this is the basic filling for kibbeh in Saudi Arabia, at least in my experience.

[Homer]Mmmm..... Kibbeh.....[/Homer]

[chefzadi]

I have to admit, my mom just mails it to me when I need it so I'm not 100% sure, but I think it is mix of nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. Does anyone have a precise recipe? You can often find it ready-made in a middle eastern store.

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Sounds like Baharat ... which has perhaps as many recipes as people making it. Recipes often include black pepper, clover, coriander, cumin, cardamom, paprika, ground dried lemon/lim, rose petals, etc. Any number of cookbooks have recipes. I also found a number of variations here. Version #3, "Syrian Style Baharat," sounds like what you're describing. It's also like Clifford Wright's version.

rien

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Baharat sounds like Ras el Hanout. As many versions as "heads of the shop" making it.

[Behemoth]

1) stuffing. This is the basic lebanese meat filling for fried kibbe and savory pastries.

Just thought I'd add that, if you replace that beef with lamb, this is the basic filling for kibbeh in Saudi Arabia, at least in my experience.

Yep, and I bet they use beef too, if it happens to be cheaper. (Or already in the freezer )