Semolina fried in oil until it browns and smells nutty, cooked with sugar and boiling water into a thick paste, shaped with spoons and topped with syrup and nuts. Here based on the recipe itself, with no verified source.
Bring the sugar and water to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer 5 minutes, until the sugar melts and the syrup thickens slightly.
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💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
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Add the lemon juice.
💡The lemon keeps the sugar from crystallizing again.
To assemble
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Heat the olive oil in a heavy pot over medium heat. Add the semolina and fry, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes, until it browns and smells nutty.
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Add the sugar and stir for 2 minutes.
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Carefully pour in the boiling water (it will spatter) and stir quickly until absorbed.
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Cook over low heat, stirring, for another 5 minutes, until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pot.
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Shape the paste into patties with two spoons, pour the syrup over the top.
Spoon / teaspoon (regular)
1018calories
5 gprotein
131 gcarbs
54 gfat
● protein 2%● carbs 51%● fat 47%
Per serving (320 g), of 4 servings
For the Sugar Syrup · To assemble ·
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⚖ About the ingredients
Sugar: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 200 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Water: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Water →
Lemon juice: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 21 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon juice →
Semolina: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 170 g · 360 kcal per 100 g · More about Semolina →
Olive oil: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 216 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
Boiling water: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Boiling water →
🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Pot· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
Wooden spoon· Also works: Silicone spatula (None) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (a regular spoon gets hot)
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