Lachmagine? | Imamother

avigail

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 10:17 am

My son is requesting for supper tonight..I bought frozen pizza rounds, and Chopped meat.
All I need is a recipe Smile

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Don't think I can buy tamarind paste or anything exotic.. I don't mind of it's not really authentic. Just a somewhat tangy meat sauce I guess..
Thanks!

hodeez

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 10:22 am

Amarante wrote:

Jamie Geller uses prune butter

https://jamiegeller.com/recipe.....pies/

My go to recipe. A real crowd pleaser

pinkpanther

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 10:36 am

Needs the prune butter or you can go to jglatt and in their freezer section they have the ready made sauce that you just mix with the chopped meat. You can even make the whole batch and freeze some raw to pop in before shabbos:)

ila

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 10:42 am

You can use natural lemon juice and sugar the doble amount of lemon to sugar put in a pan and let it simmer until it gets very little darker like a light caramel color and you can make the meat mixture with this instead of the tamarind

avigail

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 10:44 am

pinkpanther wrote:

Not in ny/ nj but thanks. Freezing some raw is a good idea

avigail

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 10:45 am

ila wrote:

Sounds good thanks! If I can't easily find prune butter I'll do that

pinkpanther

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 10:47 am

avigail wrote:

Not in ny/ nj but thanks. Freezing some raw is a good idea

Sorry for assuming! My recipe is from my aunt if you would like it I can send it.
Prune butter is usually found by the jams in your grocery. Last forever in the fridge and my recipe only calls for half a cup to 2lbs of chopped meat so it'll last you.

mamaleh

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 10:49 am

avigail wrote:

Nothing to substitute for prune butter? I'm gonna have to go buy it?

Prune butter can be hard to find. (I stock-up when I find it because this is a fav in our house- very similar recipe, but we use ketchup, not paste). I have been told that you can use apricot butter (or jam, blended) or apple butter. If you use apricot, add a bit more lemon.

Amarante

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 10:51 am

avigail wrote:

Sounds good thanks! If I can't easily find prune butter I'll do that

It is not a difficult ingredient to find at a good grocery store. You probably haven't seen it because you never looked.

It is either in jam section or some of the stores around me have "ethnic" aisles which carry Jewish/Eastern European foods and it can be found there. It is a standard filling for Hamantaschen as well.

You could actually make it if you wanted - it's not difficult but I think it's easier to buy. It's essentially stewing prunes but for a bit longer and adding spices

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mamaleh

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 10:52 am

avigail wrote:

Not in ny/ nj but thanks. Freezing some raw is a good idea

It also freezes really well cooked. I try to keep some in the freezer so I can always heat it last min for Friday night or Shabbos morning. I make flat packages with the lachmagine face to face with parchment in the middle then wrapped in foil.

vet techy

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 10:53 am

I found it very hard to find prune butter lately and my family can't go without lachmagine for so long so out of desperation I googled prune butter and got a recipe. It's so easy to make that I stopped trying to find prune butter and make my own now.
If you would like the recipe I'll post it later.

Frumme

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 11:11 am

https://www.bakersauthority.co.....20-lb

Well I found a 20 lb container of it online Very Happy

I don't need so much but maybe this helpful to someone....

HakolTov

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 11:32 am

Isn't prune lekvar the same as prune butter?
I believe most stores sell that and I used it in the past in my lachmagine recipe.

WitchKitty

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 1:10 pm

I use date spread with some lemon juice.
Not sure how authentic but easy to get here..

avigail

Mon, Dec 05 2022, 1:40 pm

eagle wrote:

"Millennial Kosher" cookbook has a recipe that uses apricot jam. We love this version.

Are you able to post it? Sounds great!