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Fatteh Recipe (breakfast Casserole)
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Fatteh is a breakfast casserole that incorporates protein, carbohydrates and fiber for a filling breakfast/brunch dish. It is served with a great tahini yogurt sauce. It is very popular in Lebanon and Syria for breakfast. (sauce) 2 cups Dede's Mediterranean/Greek Yogurt 4 cloves minced garlic 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup tahini paste 1 cup water 1/2 tsp salt (meat) 1 lb ground beef 1/4 lb ground lamb 1/2 tsp black pepper 1 tsp salt 3 tbs olive oil 3 toasted pita's 1 16oz can chick peas 3 tbs chopped parsley 1/3 cup melted browned butter 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts Directions For sauce, in a large bowl combine ingredients with a whisk and set aside. For meat combine beef, lamb, salt and pepper and shape into small meat balls. Preheat a pan, add 3 tbs olive oil and cook until browned. Toast pitas in a preheated 450 degree oven, until brown and crisp, for about 10 minutes, crush into bits and set aside. In a pot warm the chick peas for 5 minutes. To assemble, in a large casserole dish place pita on the bottom, then layer in the chick peas (sprinkle with salt, optional), then the meat and top with yogurt mixture. Garnish with parsley, pine nuts and butter. Serve warm.

Fatteh Recipe (breakfast Casserole)

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Yield: 4-6
Level: Medium

(sauce)

(meat)

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/4 lb ground lamb
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tbs olive oil
  • 3 toasted pita's
  • 1 16oz can chick peas
  • 3 tbs chopped parsley
  • 1/3 cup melted browned butter
  • 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts

Directions

For sauce, in a large bowl combine ingredients with a whisk and set aside. For meat combine beef, lamb, salt and pepper and shape into small meat balls. Preheat a pan, add 3 tbs olive oil and cook until browned. Toast pitas in a preheated 450 degree oven, until brown and crisp, for about 10 minutes, crush into bits and set aside. In a pot warm the chick peas for 5 minutes. To assemble, in a large casserole dish place pita on the bottom, then layer in the chick peas (sprinkle with salt, optional), then the meat and top with yogurt mixture. Garnish with parsley, pine nuts and butter. Serve warm.
Fatteh Recipe (breakfast Casserole)
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(sauce)

(meat)

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/4 lb ground lamb
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tbs olive oil
  • 3 toasted pita's
  • 1 16oz can chick peas
  • 3 tbs chopped parsley
  • 1/3 cup melted browned butter
  • 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts

Directions

For sauce, in a large bowl combine ingredients with a whisk and set aside. For meat combine beef, lamb, salt and pepper and shape into small meat balls. Preheat a pan, add 3 tbs olive oil and cook until browned. Toast pitas in a preheated 450 degree oven, until brown and crisp, for about 10 minutes, crush into bits and set aside. In a pot warm the chick peas for 5 minutes. To assemble, in a large casserole dish place pita on the bottom, then layer in the chick peas (sprinkle with salt, optional), then the meat and top with yogurt mixture. Garnish with parsley, pine nuts and butter. Serve warm.


Fatteh is a breakfast casserole that incorporates protein, carbohydrates and fiber for a filling breakfast/brunch dish. It is served with a great tahini yogurt sauce. It is very popular in Lebanon and Syria for breakfast.
labneh is Kefir cheese, it is Mediterranean yogurt but strained to make a nice creamy cheese spread.
By: dedemed
Is the mediterranean yogurt, labneh?
By: Moonburst1357
the authentic fatteh is made with the tahini and laban, the recipe is correct and how most Lebanese restaurants make it :)
By: dedemed
I'm pretty sure its supposed to be with laban, but really one comes from the other so...all the same...I spent a lot of time in Lebanon and always it was Laban they used.....I want to know if the Tahini is essential. When I ate it in a restaurant it tasted different than when I saw someone make it, I never saw anyone make it with Tahini..they possibly did in the restaurants.....and I think the yogurt should be way thicker. why the water?....I'm being a critic I know but nice recipe tho
By: JatnnaBibi
wonderful! did you check out my site for other recipes?
By: dedemed
Dede, you are amazing! I'm Lebanese, and my gf (who is American) and I always default to your videos for traditional Lebanese recipes... Keep it up!
By: jonrhaider
yes definitely :)
By: dedemed
Hi Dede can I use low fat liquid laban instead yogurt??Thanks.
By: 2221971
Thanks, it turned out great.
By: AZA417
it's pretty much the same thing, just boil a while chicken, remove the bones and use chicken instead of beef :)
By: dedemed
yes they were drained for the most part, the written recipe is on my site :)
By: dedemed
When you cooked the chick peas, did you drain them? It looked like there was water with them as you added them. Thanks, can't wait to make this.
By: AZA417
thaaankx u for ur reply ;-) can u please do the fatet jaj ???? Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz and then fatet makdoos :-D
By: moji19871
lol very cute :)
By: dedemed
where do u live i want to move next door 
By: moji19871
the tahini is just ground sesame seeds, check out my tahini from scratch recipe. for the chick peas you need to boil them with water.
By: dedemed
looks very very nicy cant wait to try it, just a couple of questions 1. is you tahini concentrated or is it the paste diluted with water? 2. to cook the chick peas, do you cover the peas with water and boil or steam them with a little water?
By: thasnaps
same way just use chicken instead of the ground beef. :)
By: dedemed
Is te chicken Fatteh going 2 be made in te same manner or u have other ways of making it???Thanks.
By: 2221971
thanks so much, don't forget to check out my site too :)
By: dedemed
Fatteh is amazing, especially in ramadan. Mede this & it turned out great. I added some black pepper to the yoghurt tahina mixture. This is first time I seen your recipes and now I just watched like 6 straight. U rock dude
By: Ihab23
I hope you like this recipe, HAPPY COOKING!
By: dedemed
hi dede just discovered your videos. good job, i'm going to try this tonight. thanks :)
By: budoor23
awesome stuff
By: rs2boter
I made it with shawarma meat! it was really good thanks Dede
By: inayakadry717

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