Egyptian Fattah with Meat, Tomato Sauce, and Spiced Oil

Ingredients

• Salt (As needed; part of the recipe seasoning)
• Black pepper (Part of the recipe seasoning)
• Cilantro (Part of the recipe seasoning; also used for serving)
• Nutmeg (Part of the recipe seasoning)
• Bay leaves (Part of the recipe seasoning)
• Sudanese chili pepper (For the spiced oil; the name is transcribed from the source and may refer to a type of Sudanese hot pepper)
• Egyptian chili pepper (For the spiced oil)
• Coriander seeds (For the spiced oil)
• Allspice berries (For the spiced oil)
• Garlic (Fresh; for the spiced oil, sauce, and serving)
• Oil (Hot oil for preparing the spiced oil)
• Piece of beef (A cut containing a line of gelatinous collagen through the center, according to the source)
• 1 tbsp Ghee (For browning the meat)
• 1 tbsp Spiced oil (For browning the meat; also used in the remaining recipe steps)
• Onion (For cooking the meat)
• Carrot (For cooking the meat)
• Green onion (For cooking the meat)
• Hot water (Added to the meat after sautéing the vegetables)
• 1 tbsp Ghee (For the fattah sauce)
• 1 tbsp Spiced oil (For the fattah sauce)
• Vinegar (Added to the garlic before the tomatoes)
• Tomatoes (For the sauce)
• Fresh tomato juice (For the sauce)
• 1 tbsp Tomato paste (For the sauce)
• Bread (Prepared until crisp for the base of the fattah)
• Meat broth (For the rice and fattah)
• Rice (Cooked in the meat broth)
• Tomatoes for serving (For garnish)
• Sliced garlic (Boiled for 1 minute, then dried and fried until crisp)

Steps

1. 1

   Mix the recipe seasoning: salt, black pepper, cilantro, nutmeg, and bay leaves.

2. 2

   Prepare the spiced oil by adding the Sudanese chili pepper, Egyptian chili pepper, coriander seeds, allspice berries, and fresh garlic to the hot oil.

3. 3

   Use the spiced oil in the following recipe steps.

4. 4

   Season the piece of meat with a sprinkle of the recipe seasoning, distributing it over the surface.

5. 5

   Heat the ghee and spiced oil in a suitable pot, then add the meat and brown it on all sides; this step enhances the flavor of the meat and broth.

6. 6

   Add the onion, carrot, and green onion to the pot, and sauté the vegetables until their aroma changes and they soften slightly.

7. 7

   Return the meat to the pot on top of the vegetables, then add the hot water.

8. 8

   Cook the meat over low heat for 2 hours, or for 45 minutes in a pressure cooker, until cooked through and tender. Reserve the meat broth.

9. 9

   To prepare the fattah sauce, heat the ghee and spiced oil in a pot, then add the garlic.

10. 10

    Stir the garlic until golden.

11. 11

    Add the vinegar to the golden garlic.

12. 12

    Add the tomatoes, a sprinkle of the recipe seasoning, the tomato paste, and the fresh tomato juice, then stir the ingredients.

13. 13

    Simmer the tomato sauce over low heat until thickened and cooked down.

14. 14

    Boil the sliced garlic in boiling water for 1 minute, then remove it and dry both sides thoroughly.

15. 15

    Fry the dried garlic slices in oil until golden and crisp, then remove them from the oil.

16. 16

    Prepare the rice using the meat broth.

17. 17

    Layer the crispy bread, followed by the rice cooked in meat broth, then the tomato sauce.

18. 18

    Serve the fattah with the meat, garnished with cilantro, tomatoes, and crispy garlic.

Notes

The source does not specify the quantity of meat or most of the ingredients, nor does it specify the amount of water, rice, bread, or oil used for frying. The meat cooking time is given as 2 hours over low heat or 45 minutes in a pressure cooker, while the sauce simmering time and assembly quantities are not specified.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• Egyptian
• Middle Eastern
• meat
• rice
• tomato sauce
• comfort food
• holiday