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Cooking Class: Albóndigas and Sephardic Meatballs with Jennifer Abadi
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Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground beef or lamb (or a mixture of the two)
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- ½ cup coarsely grated onions, squeezed and/or drained of excess liquid
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt (1/4 teaspoon if using kosher meat)
- 1 tablespoon plain breadcrumbs gluten-free breadcrumbs, or matzah meal
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts or coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup flour, gluten-free flour, or matzah cake meal
- ¾ cup tomato paste dissolved in 2½ cups water
- 2 tablespoons tamarind paste or pomegranate concentrate/syrup/molasses
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, strained
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon kosher or sea salt (depends on how salty meat and tomato paste are) 3 to 4 teaspoons brown sugar
- (if using tamarind with sugar already added or pomegranate syrup, add only as needed!)
- Finely chopped coriander or parsley leaves
- Pomegranate seeds (optional)
- Steamed rice
- Measuring cups/spoons
- Large mixing bowl
- Small bowl
- Large skillet or frying pan
Jennifer Abadi is a native New Yorker, born, bred and raised on Manhattan's Upper West Side. She is half Sephardic (Aleppo, Syria) and half Ashkenazic (Riga, Latvia). She is a researcher, developer, and preserver of Judeo-Arabic and Sephardic recipes and food customs, focusing on the Jewish communities of the Middle East, Mediterranean, Central Asia, and North Africa. She is the author of two cookbooks: "Too Good To Passover: Sephardic & Judeo-Arabic Seder Menus and Memories from Africa, Asia and Europe" and "A Fistful of Lentils: Syrian-Jewish Recipes From Grandma Fritzie's Kitchen." Jennifer teaches cooking at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) and at the Jewish Community Center Manhattan (JCC), as well as privately. Jennifer has been providing Jewish Food & Culture tours on Manhattan's Lower East Side for Context Travel since 2012."
This conversation is suitable for all ages.
90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.
Jennifer held a easy to follow cooking class, but what made it really stand out was her knowledge of the language, cuisine, and the addiction of historical context. Q&A was open format which was nice, and her responses were thorough... clearly she knows her stuff!!
Jennifer’s instructions were clear and easy to follow. She has deep knowledge of the cuisines of Sephardic culture so I learned a great deal and made a delicious dish at the same time.
Jennifer’s instructions were clear and easy to follow. She has deep knowledge of the cuisines of Sephardic culture so I learned a great deal and made a delicious dish at the same time.
What a wonderful experience with Jennifer Abadi. She is so knowledgeable about the food but also the history of the dish. The class was very easy to follow and the dish was delicious. I would definitely take any other classes Jennifer taught.
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