Gabout
Kuwait's boat-shaped dumplings: small flour dumplings pinched into caps and simmered in a tomato-meat or vegetable sauce — the home cook's patience dish. Ingredients: flour, water, salt (dough); sauce: lamb or vegetables, tomatoes, onions, dried lime, baharat, potatoes, eggplant.
What it is
Kuwait's boat-shaped dumplings: small flour dumplings pinched into caps and simmered in a tomato-meat or vegetable sauce — the home cook's patience dish. Ingredients: flour, water, salt (dough); sauce: lamb or vegetables, tomatoes, onions, dried lime, baharat, potatoes, eggplant. Recipe: 1) Make a simple dough; rest. 2) Pinch off tiny pieces; shape into little caps over a fingertip. 3) Build the sauce; simmer the vegetables and meat. 4) Drop in the dumplings; cook until they rise tender. Serve: in deep bowls, family-style. Flavor: chewy dumplings in a tangy, spiced sauce. History: gabout belongs to the old Kuwaiti kitchen, kin to Gulf-wide dumpling traditions carried along trade routes from Central Asia. See also: Mutabbaq Samak, Gers Ogaili.
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