At the Table: Food and Family around the World by Albala Ken; Albala Ken;

Author:Albala, Ken; Albala, Ken;
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 4451944
Publisher: ABC-CLIO

One of the family’s daughters sits with her husband. The husband is dipping taboon bread into a plate of hummus topped with olive oil. (Courtesy of Fatina Dahli Photography)

Mlukhiya (Jute Leaf Soup)*

2 packages frozen minced mlukhiya (jute leaves)

4 cups hot broth (typically chicken broth, either fresh or from a stock cube, paste, or powder; vegetable stock can also be substituted)

2 tablespoon butter or olive oil

10 cloves garlic, halved or quartered

2 teaspoon ground coriander seeds

Salt to taste

1.Remove mlukhiya from freezer several hours prior to cooking; thaw.

2.Sauté garlic in butter or olive oil in a small pan until garlic becomes golden brown; add coriander seeds and cook for another minute.

3.In a large pot over medium-high heat, place the defrosted jute leaves and add broth one cup at a time, stirring to incorporate the broth into the leaves before adding an additional cup. Stir well, bringing to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.

4.Add the garlic and coriander mixture to the soup (which should be thick), then season with salt to taste.

5.Serve with a piece of taboon bread, hummus, and chopped vegetable salads.

*Recipe compiled in consultation with Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt’s The Gaza Kitchen, several Middle Eastern food blogs, and the host family with which I ate iftār in the Lower Galilee in northern Israel.

FURTHER READING

Bourdain, Anthony. “Parts Unknown—Jerusalem.” Season 2, Episode 1, CNN, September 2013.

Friedlander, Marty. “Tourist Tip #287: ‘Ramadan Kareem.’“ Ha’aretz, July 15, 2013, www.haaretz.com/travel-in-israel/tourist-tip-of-the-day/.premium-1.535812.

Gvion, Liora. Beyond Hummus and Falafel: Social and Political Aspects of Palestinian Food in Israel. Translated by David Wesley and Elana Wesley. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2012.

Vered, Ronit. “Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi Talk Jerusalem, Recipes and Passports.” Ha’aretz, January 12, 2013, http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/pleasure-hunting/yotam-ottolenghi-and-sami-tamimi-talk-jerusalem-recipes-and-passports.premium-1.493199.

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