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🔧 Tongs

A tool with two joined arms for gripping and flipping meat, chicken and vegetables in a pan or on the grill, and for serving salad and pasta. A model with silicone tips won't scratch pans.

Tongs
Photo: congerdesign, Pixabay

Hand tools · Common in Israeli homes · Also called: Tongs, Kitchen tongs

Substitutes

Use instead

💡 Also works, with a slightly different result

It can also stand in for: Fish bone tweezers, Turner, Slotted spoon.

91 recipes with Tongs

Homemade Doughnut with Chocolate Glaze
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Homemade Doughnut with Chocolate Glaze

Desserts
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian
donuthomemadeChocolate
Ring doughnuts made from a soft yeast dough, with a glossy dark chocolate glaze. Tastiest when the glaze is still a little soft.
11 ingredients⏱ 1 hrafoona.com
436 calories
FlourMilkDry yeastSugarSalt
Grilled Lamb Kebab Skewers
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Grilled Lamb Kebab Skewers

Meat
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
lamb kebabskewerslamb
Lamb kebab seasoned with cumin and paprika, grilled on a skewer over the fire. The grated onion keeps the meat moist.
10 ingredients⏱ 35 minafoona.com
577 calories
Ground lambOnionGarlicParsleyCumin
Tuna Tataki
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Tuna Tataki

Fish & Seafood
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
tatakiTunaJapanese
Tuna fillet seared for just a few seconds so it stays red inside, coated in sesame and served on arugula with a soy and sesame sauce. A quick dish that also works as a starter.
11 ingredients⏱ 17 minafoona.com
355 calories
TunaSesame oilSoybean oilLemon juiceGinger
Persian Chicken Kebab
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Persian Chicken Kebab

Chicken
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
ChickenPersian chicken kebab
Persian chicken kebab - a recipe by Daniel Azoulay
8 ingredients⏱ 1 hrafoona.com
441 calories
Chicken breastOnionGarlicCilantro (coriander leaves)Lemon juice
Grilled Shishlik
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Grilled Shishlik

Meat
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
shishlikMeatgrill
Grilled beef shishlik with vegetables - an Israeli classic
9 ingredients⏱ 35 minafoona.com
762 calories
BeefOlive oilLemon juicePaprikaCumin
Cabbage Stuffed with Meat and Rice
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Cabbage Stuffed with Meat and Rice

Meat
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
stuffed cabbageMeatRice
Cabbage stuffed with meat and rice in a tomato-lemon sauce
12 ingredients⏱ 1 hr 30 minafoona.com
614 calories
Ground meatOnionGarlicCuminCinnamon
Grilled Lamb Kebab Patties
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Grilled Lamb Kebab Patties

Meat
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
kebablambgrill
Juicy, spiced Middle Eastern lamb kebab, grilled until perfectly browned
10 ingredients⏱ 35 minafoona.com
377 calories
Ground lambOnionGarlicParsleyCumin
Grilled Spiced Lamb Skewers
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Grilled Spiced Lamb Skewers

Meat
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
lamb skewerslamb kebabbarbecue
Juicy lamb skewers with Middle Eastern spices – a classic barbecue dish
9 ingredients⏱ 32 minafoona.com
345 calories
Lamb shoulderOnionParsleyCuminSweet paprika
Stuffed Cabbage in Sweet-and-Sour Tomato Sauce
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Stuffed Cabbage in Sweet-and-Sour Tomato Sauce

Meat
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
stuffed cabbagesweet and sour stuffed cabbagegołąbki
Stuffed cabbage in a sweet-and-sour tomato sauce – a classic, indulgent Ashkenazi home-style dish.
11 ingredients⏱ 2 hrafoona.com
403 calories
Ground beefOnionRiceOlive oilSalt
Grilled Moroccan Chicken Kebab
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Grilled Moroccan Chicken Kebab

Chicken
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
chicken kebabchicken kebabMoroccan kebab
Grilled Moroccan chicken kebab – ground chicken skewers seasoned with fragrant Moroccan spices.
11 ingredients⏱ 35 minafoona.com
285 calories
Ground chickenOnionGarlicCilantro (coriander leaves)Cumin
Grilled Lamb Skewers
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Grilled Lamb Skewers

Meat
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
skewerslambMeat
Juicy lamb skewers seasoned with Mediterranean herbs, perfect for grilling
9 ingredients⏱ 55 minafoona.com
571 calories
Ground lambOnionParsleyCilantro (coriander leaves)Ground cumin
Stuffed Cabbage in Tomato Sauce
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Stuffed Cabbage in Tomato Sauce

Meat
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
stuffed cabbageMeatRice
Cabbage rolls stuffed with meat and rice in a sweet-and-sour tomato sauce — a classic Israeli home-style stew
13 ingredients⏱ 2 hr 25 minafoona.com
467 calories
Ground beefOnionGarlicCuminPaprika

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