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Pasta Bolognese

We have yet to encounter a child who refuses this pot of pasta and we absolutely understand why

Coffee-Braised Brisket

The brisket recipe in chef Michael Solomonov’s family has evolved with each generation. This is his version with coffee and dried apricots

House Pot, Meat

Baguette sandwich with meatballs alongside radishes and pickles — Meatball and Algerian Matbucha Sandwiches. By Anat Peiser

Meatball and Algerian Matbucha Sandwiches

Cook Shirly Nishri turned memories of a dish her grandmother made into a recipe for Algerian-style meatballs in matbucha sauce, that’s served in a baguette.

House Pot, Meat

Meatballs and beets in a white bowl — Meatballs and Beets in Pomegranate Sauce. Photographer: Itamar Ginsburg

Meatballs and Beets in Pomegranate Sauce

Chef Israel Aharoni’s recipe for juicy meatballs in aromatic sauce that combines beets, carrots, cumin, and cardamom with sour pomegranate

House Pot, Israel Aharoni, Meat, ישראל אהרוני

Chicken meatballs with black beans in a white bowl — By Anat Peiser

Miso Black Bean Soup with Chicken Meatballs

Hila Alpert’s recipe for juicy chicken meatballs seasoned with ginger cooked in black bean soup with spinach and miso.

Beans, Hila Alpert, House Pot, Meat, Soup, הילה אלפרט

Lamb shoulder with potatoes on green plate — Photo by Penny De Los Santos

Roasted Lamb Shoulder with Potatoes

This roasted lamb shoulder comes from Rome, and is wonderful on its own or served as part of a complete Roman Seder menu.

Lamb, Meat, Passover

Chunks of beef in tomato sauce on white rectangular plate — Photo by Penny De Los Santos

Stracotto (Beef Braised with Tomatoes)

This recipe for stracotto, or tender braised beef in tomato sauce, is wonderful for the holiday—or anytime you’re entertaining.

Meat, Passover, Shabbat

Slow-Roasted Leg of Lamb Stuffed with Date Charoset

Chef Ohad Levi stuffs lamb’s leg with dates, browned whole garlic cloves, and a charoset made with salted almonds and date molasses.

Dates, Lamb, Meat, Passover

Meatball sandwich with slices of tomato on flower-print plate — Photo by Tal Sivan Ziporin

Miriam’s Meatball Sandwiches

Every Friday as she prepared for a big Shabbat dinner, Haim Cohen’s mother would make him a challah sandwich with meatballs studded with onion and parsley.

Meat

Rice with sauce on plate next to bowls of roasted vegetables — Photo by Tal Sivan Ziporin

Kifteh Siniya With Hashweh

Lucy Ayoub shares her family recipe for hashweh rice – the fiiling of the mahshi.

Meat, rice, Winter

Persian meatballs made with rice in large dutch oven with chunks of carrots, onions, and prunes

Shifteh Berenji (Persian Soup with Prune-Stuffed Meatballs)

Chef Ayala Hodak’s recipes for shifteh berenji, a meatball-laden soup, brings together Persian limes, bunches of fresh herbs, and prunes.

Jewish Cuisine, Meat, Persian Cooking, Rosh Hashana, Soup, Winter, Yom Kippur

Onion Mahshi (Onions Stuffed With Beef and Rice)

Stuffing onion sleeves requires practice and patience but the reward is well worth it. This recipe comes from a Lebanese Jewish family.

Jewish Cuisine, Meat, Rosh Hashana, Winter

Zucchini stuffed with meat and rice on red oval plate

Zucchini Mahshi (Zucchini Stuffed With Beef and Rice)

In this recipe, small zucchini are stuffed with beef and arborio rice and then cooked in a tangy lemon and pomegranate sauce.

Jewish Cuisine, Meat

Ethiopian steak tartare finished with sauce and potato chips sits atop small injera — Photo by Sivan Roshiano

Kitfo (Ethiopian Steak Tartare With Seasoned Clarified Butter)

Chef and artist Elazar Tamano serves his Ethiopian steak tartare on injera and tops it with crunchy fried potato shreds.

Ethiopian Cooking, Meat

Rice casserole topped with fava beans, meat, and cashews — Rabiya (Fresh Fava Bean Maqluba). Photo by Matan Choufan.

Rabiya (Fresh Fava Bean Maqluba)

Maqluba is the flagship dish of Palestinian cuisine. You will find it served in most homes in the country on the first day of Ramadan.

Meat, Palestinian Cooking, Ramadan

Bone-in lamb with peas and artichokes in white ceramic dish — Asada de Cordero con Alcachofas en Miel (Braised Lamb Shoulder with Peas and Artichokes). Photo by Penny De Los Santos.

Asada de Cordero con Alcachofas en Miel (Braised Lamb Shoulder with Peas and Artichokes)

This bone-in lamb shoulder seasoned with thyme, honey, and lemon comes from a family that lived in the western Mediterranean for centuries.

Meat, Passover

Beef Kubbeh and Fasoulia Stew on a lavishly decorated table — Beef Kubbeh and Fasoulia Stew. Photo by Armando Raphael.

Beef Kubbeh and Green Bean Soup

Kubbeh are plunged into a soup made with green beans and dried lime in this recipe from Iraqi-American cook Annabel Rabiyah.

Jewish Cuisine, Kubbeh, Meat

Large casserole dish of kubbeh alongside a plate of salsa and avocado — Kubbeh Charoleh (Baked Kubbeh). Photo by Penny De Los Santos.

Kibbeh Charola (Baked Kibbeh)

In this Syrian-Mexican family, bulgur and beef kibbeh is served with tahini, avocado, and salsa cruda at Shabbat lunch.

Jewish Cuisine, Kubbeh, Meat

Turquoise pan filled with kofteh or large meatballs — Photo by Shani Brill

Kofte Tabrizi

This is one of the first incarnations of kubbeh, with the casing made up mainly of meat held together with a small amount of cereal.

Kubbeh, Meat

Two hands holding a meat-filled fritter called kibbeh haleb — Photo by Shani Brill

Kibbeh Haleb (Aleppo Kibbeh)

Made with ground lamb shank, pepper paste, and pine nuts, these kibbeh from Aleppo are worthy of a special occasion.

Kubbeh, Meat

Small beef-filled hand pies on a floral plate — Beef-filled Bourekas. Photo by Armando Rafael.

Beef-filled Bourekas

This classic Sephardi recipe for meat-filled pastries has barely changed in 500 years, says food stylist Victoria Granof.

Meat

Avikas (White Bean and Beef Stew)

A simple stew of beef, white kidney beans, onion, and tomato paste, simmering away on the stove. Perfect for winter days!

Meat

Ash-e Anar (Pomegranate Soup With Meatballs)

This Persian soup from acclaimed cookbook author Rottem Lieberson is made with tangy pomegranate concentrate, herbs, and meatballs.

Meat, Rosh Hashana, Summer Recipes

Cholent Potpie

Chef Yehuda Sichel’s grandmother used to make cholent that looked like a potpie. Today he makes his own version of it.

Meat, Shabbat

Latkes topped with braised beef and onions on a white plate

Latkes with Short Ribs

Elizaveta Vigonskaia, who recalls times when there was little or no food, now celebrates Hanukkah with these decade latkes.

Hanukkah, Jewish Cuisine, Jewish-Ukrainian, Latkes, Meat, Potato

Sumaqiyya (Gazan Stew)

This rich Palestinian stew, which comes from Gaza, is flavored with lamb, allspice, sumac, and dill seeds.

Meat, Palestinian Cooking

Sambousek, savory pastries topped with nigella and sesame seeds — Sambousek. Photo by Jenny Zarins.

Sambousek (Arabic Samosas)

Almost every culture has its take on the filled dough dish, this is the Palestinian one. From Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley’s Falastin: A cookbook.

Baking, Falastin, Meat, Palestinian Cooking, Sami Tamimi

cultivated meat on a plate — Photo by Ariel Efron

Could ‘Cultivated Steaks’ Be the Future of Meat?

Asif talks with Aleph Farms CEO Didier Toubia about sustainability, kosher laws, and more.

Agritech, Foodtech, Meat

A pot of beef-stuffed eggplant called medias in tomato sauce — Medias (Beef & Eggplants). Photo by Matan Choufan

Medias (Beef & Eggplants)

There are several versions of this dish, the most famous of which is made with zucchini, but this is with eggplants.

Meat, Shabbat, Summer Recipes, Syrian Cooking

Grilled offal in a pita with tahini held by two hands — Photo by Matan Choufan

Grilled Offal in Pita

During the holiday called Eid al-Adha, is it custom to serve offal for an early lunch. This version is Muzna Bishara’s favorite.

Meat

Meatballs with Okra

Nechama Rivlin had a deep passion for Jerusalem and its diverse flavors, and this recipe comes from an Iraqi-Jewish neighbor of hers

Beef, Meat, Shabbat, Summer Recipes

Bread and Meat Patties

Adding large quantities of bread to meatballs was a practice developed during the frugal years of World War II in British Mandate Palestine.

Beef, Easy, Meat

Pastelicos

Jerusalem-based cook Yedida Dabah, making these Sephardic savory pastries filled with beef and pine nuts, is a way to keep the memory of her mother Dvora alive.

Meat, Shabbat

Iraqi dumpling soup called kubbeh in a pot with two ceramic bowls next to it — Photography: Matan Choufan

Kubbeh Hamusta

Writer Sherri Ansky describes kubbeh hamusta, a sour soup with meat-filled dumplings, as “a Friday noon-time delicacy.”

Meat, Shabbat, Soup

Palestinian dumplings in yogurt soup called shush barak — Photography: Dor Kedmi

Shish Barak (Dumplings Poached in Yogurt)

Jaffa-born cook Nadir Abu-Seif learned how to prepare this dish of meat-filled dumplings poached in yogurt from her father.

Meat, Palestinian Cooking, Soup

Oval casserole dish with eggplant, ground meat, pine nuts and herbs on a white tablecloth — Photography: Matan Choufan

Beef and Eggplants Stew

This dish is inspired by one of Jerusalem’s most prominent and important culinary institutions, Azura restaurant in Mahane Yehuda market.

Jerusalem, Meat

Palestinian stuffed grape leaves called diwali — Photography: Dor Kedmi

Dawali (Stuffed Grape Leaves)

These perfectly rolled grape leaves are cooked with lamb chops, which adds a richness to the finished dish.

Meat, Palestinian Cooking

Local Beef Bourguignon

A lighter version of the traditional beef stew, this recipe was created by Israeli chef Haim Cohen

Beef, Meat

Sour Chickpea Soup with Semolina Dumplings

The Jerusalem soup pot merges influences from the Arab cuisine of the Greater Syria region with others introduced by Jewish communities.

Jerusalem, Meat, Soup

Celery root stuffed with meat in an oval baking dish atop a lace tablecloth — Photography: Dan Peretz, Styling: Nurit Kariv

Stuffed Celery Root

Adoration for stuffed vegetables cuts across religious and ethnic boundaries and is shared by all residents of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem, Meat, Passover, Spring, Vegetables

Lamb’s Neck Stuffed with Raisins and Grapes

The recipe is inspired by one called bidaya wan nihaya (meaning “beginning and end”), nods to the use of grapes (the beginning) and raisins (the end).

grapes, Meat