Blehat Lahma

==Description==
Lamb loaves with apricots and egg
* Serves 6 to 8
==Ingredients==
* 2 lbs ground lamb shoulder
* 12 dried apricots, coarsely chopped, soaked in hot water for 5 minutes, drained
* 1 onion, finely chopped
* ¼ cup pine nuts
* 1 tsp each ground cinnamon and ground allspice
* salt and pepper to taste
* 2 hard-cooked eggs, with shells removed
* 1 cup tomato paste, canned
* 1 cup water
==Directions==
# Preheat oven to 350°F.
# Put lamb, apricots, onion, pine nuts, cinnamon, allspice, and salt and pepper to taste in mixing bowl.
# Mix well, using clean hand or wooden spoon.
# Divide the mixture in half and shape each half into a loaf around an egg.
# Put the loaves side-by-side in the baking pan.
# Mix tomato paste with water and pour over the loaves.
# Put loaves in oven and bake for about 45 minutes or until meat is cooked.
# Baste frequently with the tomato sauce to keep loaves moist.
# To serve the loaves, cool to room temperature and cut into thick slices.
# Blehat lahma makes an excellent filling for sandwiches. 
Category:Arabian Meat Dishes
Category:Tomato paste Recipes
Category:Ground lamb Recipes
Category:Lamb shoulder Recipes
Category:Dried apricot Recipes
Category:Pine nut Recipes
Category:Onion Recipes
Category:Hard-boiled egg Recipes
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