Babylonian Meat Stew
Food Ingredients:
2 pounds boneless stewing lamb or beef round steak, well trimmed 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 whole leek, rinsed and coarsely chopped (geen part only) 2 cloves garlic, peeled 4 cups water 1 tablespoon shortening or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Recipe preparation:
1 Wash the meat under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. 2 Put the onion, leek, and garlic into a mortar and crush everything together. If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, you can put the ingredients in a heavy bowl or saucepan and crush with a potato masher or the back of a spatula or large spoon. 3 Place the meat in a Dutch oven or heavy kettle, add water, shortening, plus the onion mixture. Bring to a rapid boil, while stirring. Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
Recipe source: Foodista recipe
