Mansaf
Mansaf
is a pyramid of tangy aged yogurt or whey-drenched rice with a deflectable
core of tender lamb chunks, garnished with toasted almonds. It is one of
Jordan's most important dishes.
METHOD
Wash whey and soak in water for
an hour. Mash in blender, then let dry.
Wash meat and put in a tray.
Cover with water. Let soak. Add onion (cut into squares), then boiled until
partly cooked. Remove meat, saving the broth.
Mix whey juice with the soup
and let boil. (It can be thickened with cornstarch as wished.) Add meat and
simmer until meat is cooked well.
Cook rice. Place two or three
Arabic loaves of bread on a tray. Put rice on the bread in a pyramid, then
arrange pieces of meat on the surface. Decorated with the pine nuts and
almonds.
Mansaf is served with hot whey
juice which is sprayed on mansaf as wished.
INGREDIENTS
- 4 kilos of lamb (Jordan) or
chicken (Syria) (10 pounds)
- 1 kilo of whey, yogurt or ayran
(2 1/4 pounds)
- Margarine
- 2 kilos of rice (4 1/2 pounds)
- Onions
- Pine nuts and roasted almonds
- Arabic loaves of bread
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