Tamatim Mashwiya Recipes

TAMATIM MASHWIYA

Steps:

• Wash, dry, then halve tomatoes.
• Arrange in greased oven pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and dot with butter.
• Place under grill for 5-7 minutes.

DEEP FRIED PRAWNS WITH BATTER (JOW HA)

Steps:

• Shell and devein prawns, leaving the tails on.
• Sprinkle with salt and mix well.
• Refrigerate for two hours.
• Mix flour, baking powder, cornstarch, eggs, oil and water to make a batter.
• COOKING:
• Heat wok.
• Add 4 cups oil and heat.
• Holding the prawns by the tails, dip in batter, then drop into hot oil.
• Fry until golden, turning once.
• Drain.
• Serve hot.
• Do-ahead notes:
• Deep fry, cool and freeze.
• To cook frozen prawns from the freezer.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Place frozen prawns in single layer on cookie sheet and heat for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Comments: Use cocktail sauce, chili sauce or sweet and sour sauce for dipping. One cup prepared biscuit mix may be substituted for the flour and baking powder.

EGYPTIAN KOSHARY PASTA

Steps:

• Combine rice and pasta; spoon in bottom of shallow serving platter. Keep warm.
• Whisk together vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, and garlic powder in a medium bowl. Add cooked lentils and stir to combine. Spoon over rice and pasta.
• Combine tomatoes, water, sugar, cinnamon, salt, remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin and red pepper in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Stir in squash. Spoon tomato mixture over lentil layer. Partially stir tomato mixture into other layers, but do not completely combine all layers. If desired, prepare crisp-brown onions as directed below and add as a topping.
• *Cook onions in large skillet with 1 tablespoon oil over high heat, stirring frequently, until brown and slightly crispy, about 10 minutes.

EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Finely chop the mushroom stems (you will need 1 cup - discard the rest).
• Mix together all the ingredients except the mushroom caps and butter.
• Stuff each mushroom, forming a mound.
• Lightly oil with several drops in a large enough baking pan so that all of the mushrooms just touch.
• Bake them for 15 minutes.
• Remove them from the oven and then set the oven to broil.
• Dab each top with butter and put them under the broiler only for a couple of minutes until the tops start to brown.
• Serve hot.

HERB GRILLED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Remove cores from tomatoes and cut tomatoes in half crosswise.
• Spread cut side of each tomato with sour cream or yogurt.
• Sprinkle each with basil.
• Sprinkle bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese on tomatoes.
• Arrange tomato halves in a foil pie pan.
• Arrange preheated coals around a drip pan in a covered grill.
• Test for medium heat above the pan.
• Place the foil pan containing tomatoes on grill over drip pan.
• Cover and grill for 10 to 15 minutes or until tomatoes are heated through.
• Garnish with fresh basil, if desired.
• Herb-Grilled Roma Tomatoes: Prepare as directed above except substitute 4 Roma tomatoes for the small tomatoes.
• Do not core roma tomatoes.
• Cut lengthwise in half.