Scheherazade: in The Arabian Nights, Scheherazade is the Sultan's bride who saves her life by maintaining the Sultan's interest in the suspenseful tales she tells.
Etymology: German, Scheherezade, from the Persian, Shīrazād.
The casserole: 1 c. raw bulgur, 1. c. boiling water, 1 Tb. olive oil, 2 c. minced onion, 3 large cloves minced garlic, 1/2 tsp. salt, 2 tsp. cumin, 1 and 1/2 tsp. basil, black pepper and cayenne to taste, 1 large diced bell pepper, 3/4 c. soaked soybeans, 14 and 1/2 oz. drained tomatoes, 3 Tb. tomato paste, 1/2 c. finely minced parsley, 1 and 1/2 to 2 c. crumbled feta cheese
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13 in. baking pan. Mix the bulgur and boiling water, cover and let stand 15 min. Saute onion, garlic, salt and seasonings in olive oil for 5-8 min. Add bell pepper and saute 5 min. more. Drain soybeans and blend them with 1 c. fresh water--grind them to a coarse batter. Add all ingredients (minus some feta cheese) to the soybean paste, place in baking pan and sprinkle lightly with some of the feta. Cover and bake for 30 min. at 375, then uncover and bake 15 min. more at 350 degrees F. Serve hot (Recipe courtesy of the New Moosewood Cookbook, Mollie Katzen).
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Where did you find this recipe then if you haven't tried it?
ReplyDeleteThe Moosewood cookbook. Do you have it?
ReplyDeleteNope. :) And that's neat about the etymology of her name, I didn't realize it was a German adaptation of the Persian, how cool!
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