Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  24             Large  , pitted dates
  3                Oz.  boneless lamb shoulder
  1                     egg white
  1              Pinch  salt
  1              Pinch  pepper
  2               Tsp.  olive oil
  3              Tbsp.  pomegranate juice (see Pomegranate Juice
                        recipe)
  3              Tbsp.  water

Preparation:

a. Grind the meat very fine, then mix it with egg white, the salt and the pepper; b. Carefully enlarge the cavity in each date with a clean, pencil-shaped tool; c. Fill the dates with the meat; d. Mix the water with the pomegranate juice; e. In a pan, cover the filled dates with the liquid; f. Simmer on LOW for about one hour, occasionally adding water if needed, then drain; g. Fry the filled dates in the olive oil on LOW, until they swell up.

Nutritional Information:

3836 Calories (kcal); 432g Total Fat; (99% calories from fat); 4g Protein; trace Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 210mg Sodium