Recipe

Step 1: Peel, wash and slice the potatoes into rounds. Heat the peanut oil in a large frying pan and fry the potatoes until golden on both sides. Remove and place on absorbent paper to cool.

Step 2: Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Step 3: In a large bowl, combine the ground lamb, onion, parsley, cinnamon, allspice, salt and pepper. In a baking dish, place the potatoes in one layer.

Step 4: Shape the kofta into long sausages (about 6″) and place on top. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes until partially cooked.Remove. Keep the oven on while you make the sauce.

Step 5: Mix the tahini, lemon juice, orange juice, orange zest, water and salt to taste. It should be a pourable consistency and creamy. Pour the sauce all over and return to the oven to finish cooking and to thicken the sauce slightly, about 20 minutes.

Step 6: Garnish with toasted pine nuts and parsley. Serve hot with white rice and a salad.

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Reprinted with permission from Suzanne Husseini’s Modern Flavors of Arabia (2012 Appetite by Random House).