Best Egyptian Fatteh Recipe
Beef

Best Egyptian Fatteh Recipe

Learn how to prepare Best Egyptian Fatteh Recipe with this simple recipe. Perfect for Beef and ideal for Egyptian lovers....

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18 Min Prep

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37 Min Cook

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3 Servings

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Non-Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1lb Beef
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Chicken Stock Cube
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 4 Garlic Clove
  • 1 tbs Tomato Puree
  • 2 cups Rice
  • 1/4 cup Noodles
  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 2 cups Olive Oil
  • 1 Pita Bread
  • 1 tbs Cumin
  • 3 tbs White Wine Vinegar
  • To taste Salt
  • To taste Pepper

Instructions

1
To prepare bread for bottom of dish: Take pita bread and rip into bite size pieces.
2
In a frying wok, mix in about a 1/4 stick of shortening, mix in bread pieces and sauté until golden brown and crisp.
3
Put these pieces in a glass baking dish, preferably a square sized dish.
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Set aside.
5
Then mix in to same wok, a little more shortening, seasoning, approximately 2 cloves of crushed pure garlic, and a teaspoon or so of cumin agitate around a bit until you can smell aroma, then mix in fried bread pieces to this mixture, agitate to coat bread and put back into glass baking dish.
6
Set aside.
7
To prepare flesh: put some shortening in a pot, agitate sauté flesh until brown, mix in 1 shallot quartered, seasoning & pepper, 1 cube of chicken bouillon and liquid to put a lid on flesh.
8
Bring to a bubble, turn down to low-boil, put a lid on and prepare until succulent, approximately 2 hours.
9
After flesh has cooled, take out chunks of flesh and put in a mixing bowl, set aside.
10
Reserve bouillon from the flesh separately.
11
To prepare the rice: Put some shortening into a pot, mix in shareya (fideo noodles) like a handful or so, keep stirring until golden brown, not too dark, but very golden.
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Then mix in two cups of rice, agitate a little bit until some of the rice turns an opaque white.
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mix in 2-1/4 cups of liquid and seasoning to essence.
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Bring to a bubble, put a lid on and turn down to low-boil, prepare until succulent.
15
Test the rice tenderness after about 35 mins.
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Now take some of the bouillon from flesh and mix in to the top of the bread pieces in baking dish to saturate.mix in cooked rice on top of bread pieces.
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gradually spoon remainder of bouillon onto rice, looking at glass dish sides to see level of bouillon, should reach just to top of rice, don’t worry, this doesn’t have to be exact.
18
Now you’re ready to make the gravy and sauté the flesh to put on top.
19
To prepare red gravy: In a wok, mix in a little fat or shortening, crushed tomato, a half teaspoon of tomato paste, seasoning & pepper, 2 cloves of pure crushed garlic and cumin.
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mix in also approximately 3 tablespoons of acetic liquid, agitate this until you smell aroma and it is a bit seamless.
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It should be a bit thick, not watery, but if too thick you can mix in a bit of liquid.
22
Spread with a wooden spoon atop the rice to put a lid on.
23
To sauté flesh: In a wok mix in a bit of shortening or fat, the flesh, just a touch of tomato paste, about a tablespoon of pure crushed garlic, seasoning & pepper, a teaspoon of cumin.
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prepare until flesh is golden fried.
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Spoon this atop the rice and enjoy.
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Enjoy!.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Egyptian
Course
Beef
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
55 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

18 mins

Cooking Time

37 mins

Total Time

55 mins
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Author

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