Freekah_withs_sheep_meat

Name: Freekah_withs_sheep_meat
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g lamb meat - cut into large cubes; 2 cups freekeh; 3 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 4 cups water - to make broth; 4 tbsp fried almonds & pinenuts - garnish; 3 bay leaves; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 onion, medium size

Tripolitan Cuisine @cook_16360859

Tripoli

Freekah_withs_sheep_meat

Tripolitan Cuisine @cook_16360859

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Ingredients

500 glamb meat - cut into large cubes
2 cupsfreekeh
3 tbspghee
1 tspsalt
1/2 tspground cinnamon
4 cupswater - to make broth
4 tbspfried almonds & pinenuts - garnish
Aromatics for boiling the meat:
3bay leaves
1cinnamon stick
1onion, medium size

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Steps

1

In a suitable saucepan, add 1 tbsp
2

Ghee and saute the meat cubes until they turn golden brown, then add the water to cover the meat & add the boiling aromatics
3

When boiling, remove the foam/scum appearing on top of the water as needed until the meat is cooked.
4

Freekeh is picked and washed & strained well
5

In a saucepan put 2 tbsp of ghee, then add the freekeh and stir well until the ghee is absorbed.
6

Add the ground cinnamon and meat broth, then remove the pan from the heat, cover and leave the freeke soaked in the broth for 30 min.
7

After 30 min, add the salt, then cover the pot, and simmer over low heat until the broth dries and the freekeh softens.
8

Pour the freekeh into the serving dish, then distribute the meat pieces over the surface of the dish and garnush with almonds and pine nuts.