Best Baked Potatoes With Lebanese Style Beef Filling Recipes

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Provided by UmmBinat

Categories Potato

Time 28m

Yield 2 , 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

canola oil (for frying)
3 potatoes (peeled and cut into medium cubes)
2 tablespoons cooking onions, finely chopped
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 shake cayenne pepper (or to taste)
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
1/8-1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
sea salt, to taste
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon lime juice, freshly squeezed

Steps:

Heat canola oil and fry medium size cubed potatoes until crisp.
Remove onto a paper towel lined plate.
In another pan heat olive oil and add finely chopped onion, minced garlic, cayenne, ground coriander and finely chopped cilantro, saute then add the potatoes sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Mix well and add lime juice.
Serve Immediately with garlic sauce such as recipe#108234 without the fresh cilantro added.
Enjoy!

Baked Potatoes with Lebanese-Style Beef Filling image

Yield Serves 6 as an entrée

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 russet (baking) potatoes (about 1/2 pound each), scrubbed, patted dry, and rubbed with vegetable oil
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 1/4 cups plain yogurt
1 large garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, halved lengthwise and sliced thin crosswise
3/4 pound ground chuck
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley leaves

Steps:

Prick the potatoes a few times with a fork and bake them on a rack in the middle of a preheated 450°F. oven for 1 1/2 hours.
While the potatoes are baking, in a small bowl dissolve the cornstarch in 2 tablespoons of the yogurt and in a saucepan simmer the cornstarch mixture and the remaining yogurt, whisking, for 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic paste, simmer the sauce, whisking, for 2 minutes, and keep it warm, covered. In a skillet cook the walnuts in the oil over moderate heat, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until they are golden, and transfer them with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. In the oil remaining in the skillet cook the onion, stirring occasionally, until it is golden, add the chuck, and brown the meat, breaking up the lumps.
While the baked potatoes are still warm, halve them lengthwise, scoop out the flesh, leaving crisp shells, and chop coarse the flesh. In the large bowl combine well the walnuts, the chuck mixture, the chopped potato, the cinnamon, the parsley, and salt and pepper to taste, divide the mixture among the potato shells, and top it with some of the sauce. Bake the potatoes on a baking sheet in the 450°F. oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the filling is hot, and serve them with the remaining sauce.