Sour Cherry Kabab or Kabab bil Karaz is a specialty dish from Aleppo, Syria | I never visited Aleppo and it is one of my major regrets |
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I visited Syria many times and love every Syrian city and village that I visited | If you cant grind the meat twice, it is not a problem but it gives the meat a smoother texture |
Many lives have been lost, many heritage sites turned into rumbles | I found mine at my local Middle Eastern Market |
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Meanwhile, I will share with you this beautiful recipe of Sour Cherry Kabab and hope that one day, I will be able to visit Aleppo and feast on authentic Sour Cherry Kabab | It was a crossroad of my cultures such as Greek, Roman, Ottoman, Armenian, and French |
The challenge in this recipe is finding fresh sour cherrieS.
13Just make sure that no sugar is added | It is sweet and sour at the same time |
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So bright and beautiful like a computer generated color | The color of this dish is a bright purplish Magenta |
It is traditionally served on pita bread cut into triangles and arranged in a circle, sprinkled with beautiful green parsley.