Rouxbe

I made this last night I have to say I wasn't impressed. I'm familiar with a similar Middle Eastern dish called Lachmajou, however lamb is used instead of beef and only cinnamon for the spice. I'd omit the tomato paste and replace it with chopped tomatoes instead. The paste is very concentrated and overpowers the dish unless you add some broth or other liquid to mellow it out. Also, cooking it for only five minutes after the adding all those spices doesn't give enough time for the flavor to develop. Over all it tasted like ground beef with tomato paste. Sorry, just my opinion) I added sautéed garlic, a bit more salt and a little chicken broth to try to balance things out. The hummus was very good! However, I added extra garlic and olive oil.