15 sumac recipes

Baid masluq, a Middle Eastern spiced egg dish with sumac, marjoram, and olive oil. Hard-boiled eggs crushed with a fork and seasoned, served as a mezze appetizer.

Middle Eastern braised ox ribs in pepper sauce with sumac, mace, and marjoram, slow-cooked with sweet red peppers and onions. Serve over rice or potatoes.

Baked apple halves stuffed with brandy-soaked dried cherries and drizzled with a maple caramel sauce. Served warm with vanilla frozen yogurt for an elegant fall dessert.

Cajun-style baked catfish coated in cracker meal and Parmesan with lemon-herb seasoning, baked in rich meunière sauce until flaky. A Southern fish fry without the fryer.

Penne with fresh tomato basil sauce simmers chunky ripe tomatoes, garlic, and fresh basil in olive oil for a quick pasta sauce. Summer Italian classic finished with Parmesan and torn basil leaves.

Chocolate peppermint pinwheel torte with crushed candy cane filling and whipped cream frosting. Stunning Christmas dessert made from a cake roll cut into spirals.

Beef and stout casserole braises chunks of beef and bacon in a Guinness-thickened roux with shallots, garlic, and herbs. A traditional Irish slow-cooked dish served over boiled potatoes.

Penne with eggplant, mushrooms, and red wine tomato sauce finished with melted mozzarella. A hearty Italian pasta ready in 45 minutes.

Double Dark Chocolate Cake with White Chocolate Sauce recipe

Authentic Veneto-style pasta e fagioli with dried beans, prosciutto, rosemary-infused olive oil, and freshly grated Parmigiano. A rich Northern Italian classic that's worth every minute.

Browned chicken thighs baked over peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, and corn in a spiced tomato juice with sumac, cumin, cardamom, and curry. A bold Middle Eastern-inspired one-dish dinner served over rice.

I loved this salad so much, I had to ask the chef for the recipe. I knew it had to be easy but there was an ingredient that I couldn't figure out. That's because I've never even heard of it before-Sumak! Pair this up with some hummus and bread and you will be so happy!

Steamed pork dumplings (shumai-style) packed with ground pork, shrimp, chinese mushrooms, scallions, and sesame oil, then steamed open-top for 30 minutes. Classic dim-sum at home.

Chinese BBQ pork buns (cha siu bao): pillowy steamed white buns stuffed with diced char siu in a glossy oyster-hoisin-soy glaze. Classic Cantonese dim sum at home.

Classic Cantonese siu mai with ground pork, dried mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and green onions, wrapped in open-top dumpling skins and steamed until juicy. Dim sum at home.