Spiced Meat Stuffing

Name: Spiced Meat Stuffing (Hashweh)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Palestinian
Ingredients: 1 large onion; 4 garlic cloves; 60 ml (¼ cup) olive oil, plus 1 tbsp for the pine nuts; 400 g (14 oz) minced (ground) lean beef; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; ¾ tsp ground allspice; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground cumin; 40 g (1½ oz) pine nuts

Hashweh

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Classic Palestinian Cuisine

By Christiane Dabdoub Nasser

Published 2026

About

Hashweh is a basic stuffing for many vegetable dishes, as well as for sambousek, pastries stuffed with meat or cheese. It can also add an interesting dimension to a plain omelette or to hummus. If you make a moussaka to go with it, the meal becomes a special occasion.

Ingredients

1 large onion
4 garlic cloves
60 ml (¼ cup

Asia
Palestine
Main course
Gluten-free
Low carb
High protein
Keto
Low calorie

Method

Peel the onion and finely chop. Mince the garlic.

Heat the oil in a medium-sized pan and add the onion. Sauté for a few minutes on a high heat, stirring constantly, until soft, then add the garlic. Keep stirring over the heat until the onions and garlic are just starting to turn golden, then add the meat and mix thoroughly. Brown the meat, making sure to stir often so it does not stick.