This fragrant all-purpose spice blend is used commonly in traditional Lebanese cooking, especially in Lebanese style roasts, grilled meat, stews & soups. It adds an authentic Lebanese flavors and aromas in lamb, chicken and beef dishes, slow cooked leg of lamb and roasted potatoes or traditional grilled Meat Balls.
Ingredients: Black Pepper, Paprika, Cumin, Cloves, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Cayenne Pepper.
Recipe to cook lamb and bean stew: Add enough olive oil to cover the bottom of a cooking pot, heat over medium-high heat. Add 2 chopped onion, 3 finely chopped garlic, simmer 2-3 minutes. Add 2lbs boneless lamb cut in 1 ½’ cubes, stir and cook until browned in all sides. Add 2tbsp Lebanese seasoning and 3-4 diced tomato, and simmer on low heat, add 9 cups of water, bring to boil, then simmer for 90 min. to 2 hours or until meat is tender and the sauce is thickened. Add 2 cans of drained and rinsed white cannellini beans, season with salt and pepper to taste, simmer another 5-10 minutes to the sauce and let flavors combine. Serve warm over rice or bulgur pilaf.
