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Potato Musakhan
🥙 Middle Eastern Vegetarian

Potato Musakhan

🥙 Middle Eastern

Jerusalem musakhan — sumac onions and potato piled on crisp bread, pine nuts on top. About 48 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 18 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

  • Heavy Cream200 ml
  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1, sliced into rings
  • Potato4
  • Olive Oil1 tbsp, for the dish
  • Ground Cumin1 tsp
  • Pita Bread4
  • Red Onion2
  • Cheese100 g, grated
  • Pine Nuts50 g
  • Sumac2 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 190°C and butter or oil a baking dish.

  2. 2

    Layer the onion over the base, season, then nestle in the potato.

  3. 3

    Pour the cream around the edges, scatter over the cheese and the ground cumin.

  4. 4

    Bake for 30-35 minutes until bubbling at the rim and burnished on top.

  5. 5

    Rest for 5 minutes so it sets, then spoon out with the pan juices and plenty of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Every oven runs hot or cold; start checking 5 minutes early.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Musakhan Recipe · on YouTube