Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2012

I haven't tried this version yet, but so happy to have found this! An Iraqi restaurant near my house serves this with basmati rice and shwarma. Its my favorite so thanks for the recipe!! Now if only I could make shwarma at home my life would be complete!!

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mskia86

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2011

Okay but not completely satisfied with the texture of the beans... Flavor was a little funky too and I suspect that was the result of the crockpot. Will try it again cooking it on the stovetop.

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Durtydoo

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Betterton, Maryland, USA

Living In: Chestertown, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2010

made this in my creuset saute pan. sauteed the onion and garlic with the spices to start, then added the tomato paste, and then the rest. i didn't have pimento sauce, so i whirred up some jarred roasted red peppers to substitute. we also like things a bit spicy so i doubled the cumin and added some cayenne. served with brown rice pasta and a side of steamed broccoli - DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! this is going in the rotation for sure! thanks for a great recipe!

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tjaneschmidt

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

This is a great dish, lots of flavor and the white kidney bean is a natural starch carb blocker. I would advise that you follow the measurements and avoid “eyeballing” it.

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Hunter

Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2009

Not only is this recipe easy but it is also inexpensive and tasty. For the pimento sauce I put jarred pimentos in the food processor to create a paste. It turned out wonderful, thank you for posting this recipe!

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Monica

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2007

This was really bland and the rice made it even more so. I ended up throwing thiese out. Not for me I guess.

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too hot in the kitchen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2007

I didn't think there was anything special with this recipe. The sauce was bland and not worth the effort. Sorry, it wasn't for me.

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CMULLARK

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New London, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2006

This was great! I have made it several times. I sometimes add some smoked kelbasa sausage cut into medallions. Very good - my kids ask for this!

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HELLMONKEY

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2006

I haven't made this but plan on making it for our supper club dinner this Saturday. I need to know before so I can get all the ingredients - what is pimento sauce?

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Angie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Houston, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2006

I have to say that this sauce is a great base. I was prepared to make spaghetti for my husband's dinner when unexpectedly he had to pick up a friend at the airport coming in from Jordan. A quick search on here brought me to this recipe that I thought I could use as a base for a spaghetti sauce with a middle eastern flair. The sauce is great; am sure it is great with beans. I made the meatballs from the 'Kafta(bbq)' recipe on here and it was great!!! Only changes besides the beans was adding more cumin and 2 bay leafs. I also didn't have a can of beef broth so had some turkey broth in the fridge and subbed that instead. Also a couple of chopped roma tomatoes. I will try it with the beans next time. The sauce alone is great.

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