Kufta bi-l-fahma
Meat fingers flavored with charcoal
INGREDIENTS
- 1
kg beef
- 3
onions
- 1
dablespoon lemon juice
- 2
tablespoons parsely
- cooking
fat
- salt
and pepper
- 1
piece charcoal
INSTRUCTIONS
Mince twice beef, onions and 1 tablespoon parsley, then add lemon juice,
and seasoning and knead well. Shape into fingers about 5 to 7 cms long
and 2 cms thick. Grease cooking pot and arrange kufta neatly side
by side. Brush kufta fingers very lightly with cooking oil and
repeat with other layers of kufta, brushing with fat until all the kufta
is used. Cook over very slow flame until the meat loses all its juice,
then increase heat to maximum to reduce juice further. Shake the pot
gently several times to check that the meat fingers are all well fried
and do not stick to bottom of pot. have ready a piece of burning-red
charcoal. Make a well in the middle of pot, toss in the charcoal,
cover and allow to simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove charcoal and serve
on a bed of parsley.
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