Saturday, December 11, 2021
Recipe Round Up: Banadora Maghlieh (Fried Tomatoes)
This recipe is somewhat out of season, but we still have green tomatoes ripening in our cold room and tons of peppers in our fridge and freezers. The tomatoes you want for this very simple side dish need to be firm ripe. They will still taste wonderful if they are softer, but they will kind of collapse or get more mushy.
olive oil
6 cloves garlic, peeled and cut in half
2 hot peppers, either whole or sliced (depending on how spicy you want the oil to be)
6 medium tomatoes, cut in half across the equator
salt, to taste
sumac, to taste
Heat olive oil over medium heat in a skillet with high sides, place the garlic in the oil to infuse it, then the hot peppers, then the tomatoes, cut side down. Increase heat to medium-high.
Cook about five minutes, turn tomatoes over and cook another five minutes, turn them over again to caramelize the edges. Season with salt and a little sumac. That is it! This is so simple, and it is really delicious. You can serve it as a side dish with meats, fish, vegetarian dishes, or just eat it as a lunch on its own.
Labels: Frugality, Homemaking, Recipes, Tales from the Kitchen
