What To Eat← Back to home
Jordanian Cuisine ↗

Shishbarak

شيش برك/sheesh bah-RAK/
Shishbarak
About this dish

Small dumplings filled with spiced minced meat, simmered in a garlicky yogurt sauce.

📍 Find the best Shishbarak near me
AI-powered — Google, TripAdvisor and food blogs
Ingredients
🌾2 cups flour
🥩300g ground lamb
🥛4 cups yogurt
🧄4 cloves garlic
Method
Serves 2
1
Make a firm dough from flour and water; roll thin and cut into small circles.
2
Fill each circle with a little ground lamb and pinch closed into small dumplings.
3
Boil the dumplings briefly until they float.
4
Whisk yogurt with garlic and a little cornstarch, then heat gently while stirring to prevent curdling.
5
Add the dumplings to the yogurt sauce and simmer briefly before serving.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Shishbarak is a traditional Jordanian dish, valued for the combination of savory meat dumplings with a tangy, garlicky yogurt broth.

User Reviews
No reviews yet — be the first!
Sign in to leave a review
Members can create lists, save favourites and get recommendations.
🌍 Food Vlogs
Eating and cooking it at the source
🌍
No videos yet
What To Eat
The World's Food Guide

© 2026 What To Eat · hello@whattoeat.world