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Yemen Cooking Recipes
North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to a delimitation of their border.

Yemen is slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming. It is mostly a desert area with hot and humid weather along the west coast and temperate weather in the western mountains .

Cooking Recipes

Samak Yemeni - Fish
(Yemenite Fish in Tomato Sauce)

Cooking Recipes Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cups water
16 oz. tomato sauce
1 tablespoon fish spice, or to taste (see below)
1 tablespoon hawaij (see below)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 scallion, with stalk, chopped
3 pounds firm white-fleshed fish fillets, such as whiting, flounder, or cod, cut into 3-inch pieces

Cooking Recipes Directions
Mix oil, water, tomato sauce, fish spice and hawaij in a large skillet and simmer on a low flame for 15 minutes.
Add scallion to pan. Slide fish pieces carefully into pan, making sure not to break them up. Simmer on a low flame for 15 minutes. Remove from flame and let cool. Remove fish pieces to a serving dish and pour sauce on top. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

Fish Spice Mixture

3 tablespoons black peppercorns
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons cumin
8 whole cloves
8 cardamom pods
In a spice or coffee grinder, or with a mortar and pestle, grind spices together finely and store in a tightly closed container.

Hawaij Spice Mixture

3 tablespoons cumin
4 tablespoons black peppercorns
4 tablespoons turmeric
6 whole cloves
7 cardamom pods
Follow the same procedure as in the fish spice mixture above.



Baked guavas stuffed with mushrooms and olives - Snack

Cooking Recipes Ingredients
6 Guavas
1 tbsp Oil
1 cup Mushrooms, chopped
1 tbsp Onion, chopped
1/2 cup Green olives, chopped
2 tbsp Parsley, chopped
4 tsp Chopped fresh dill weed or
1 tsp Dried dill
1/2 tsp Each salt and pepper
1 tbsp Sesame seeds

Cooking Recipes Directions
To prepare the guavas for stuffing, cut a thin slice from the top of the guava.
With a melon ball scoop or small spoon, remove the seeds and set the guavas aside. Heat the oil in a skillet. Add mushrooms, onion, green olives, herbs, salt and pepper; sauté until vegetables are soft. Remove the mixture from the flame; cool. Stuff the guavas, filling them to the top. Place stuffed guavas in a baking dish just large enough to hold them and sprinkle sesame seeds over the guava tops. Bake at 325°F. for 1 hour, or until the fruit is tender. Serve hot.