9 lean dates Recipes

very lean bacon , 7 inches long,halved crosswise, pitted medjool dates, light brown sugar (optional)

lean beef stew cubes, olive oil to saute, onion chopped, dry white wine, water or beef broth, dark raisins, chopped pitted prunes, chopped dried apricots, chopped pitted dates, pitted green olives, pitted black olives, parsley , sage, rosemary, thyme to taste (fresh or less if dried), salt and pepper to taste, honey to taste, paprika to taste, fine granulated tapioca or flour to thicken, sliced almonds or as desired

lean beef stew cubes, olive oil to saute, onion chopped, dry white wine, water or beef broth, dark raisins, chopped pitted prunes, chopped dried apricots, chopped pitted dates, pitted green olives, pitted black olives, parsley , sage, rosemary, thyme to taste (fresh or less if dried), salt and pepper to taste, honey to taste, paprika to taste, fine granulated tapioca or flour to thicken, sliced almonds or as desired

sliced peaches in juice, drained, unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained, reduced-sugar cherry pie filling, chopped dried apricots, chopped dates, ground cinnamon, fully cooked lean ham

lean beef, cut into 1-inch cubes, good quality olive oil, onion, peeled and quartered, garlic cloves, minced, carrot, peeled and cut into quarters, tinned plum tomatoes, best quality dates , carefully pitted, prunes , pitted carefully, raisins, good quality honey, water, beef stock cube , maggi, cinnamon sticks, ras el hanout spice mix, fresh gound coriander seeds, gingerroot, minced or 1 tsp ground ginger, salt & freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh coriander (to garnish )

ground lamb with a little fat (i use extra lean ground beef and add a some extra olive oil), garlic clove, crushed, a small onion, finely chopped, chopped parsley, tomato paste, grain white rice, rinsed (i use basmati), baharat mixed spice (i use , baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), sea salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, lemon , juice of, olive oil, zucchini (or cusa, the small stuffing squash are best if you can get them), olive oil, broth (chicken or beef, if needed), lemon , juice of, date syrup (also called date molasses, dibis in arabic, silan in hebrew), sea salt , to taste, canned plum tomato , ground in a food processor, tomato paste, garlic clove, crushed, olive oil, drippings from cooked zucchini, baharat mixed spice (i use , baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix)