Freekah with sheep meat
Freekeh Recipe Green Wheat with Meat|فريكة باللحمة السورية by Syrian Eats
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
- Aromatics for boiling the meat:
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 onion, medium size
Steps/How to Make
In a suitable saucepan, add 1 tbsp
Ghee and saute the meat cubes until they turn golden brown, then add the water to cover the meat & add the boiling aromatics
When boiling, remove the foam/scum appearing on top of the water as needed until the meat is cooked.
Freekeh is picked and washed & strained well
In a saucepan put 2 tbsp of ghee, then add the freekeh and stir well until the ghee is absorbed.
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.
After 30 min, add the salt, then cover the pot, and simmer over low heat until the broth dries and the freekeh softens.
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.
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