Egyptian Faatah Rice Meat With Crispy Bread On Bottom

Description

This is a classic egyptian favorite! There are many variations, but this one is sure to please, it is my original recipe. It may seem like alot of steps, but really it is not too bad, the result is worth it, believe me. Enjoy and eat like a pharoah. Lol…

Ingredients

• Stew Meat
• Onion
• Chicken Bouillon Cube
• Fresh Tomatoes
• Fresh Garlic Cloves
• Tomato Paste
• Short-grain White Rice
• Fideos
• Butter
• Oil
• Pita Bread
• Cumin
• Salt & Pepper
• White Vinegar

Instructions

1. To prepare bread for bottom of dish: take pita bread and rip into bite size pieces
2. In a frying pan, add about a 1 / 4 stick of butter, add bread pieces and fry until golden brown and crisp
3. Put these pieces in a glass baking dish, preferably a square sized dish
4. Set aside
5. Then add to same pan, a little more butter, salt, approximately 2 cloves of crushed fresh garlic, and a teaspoon or so of cumin stir around a bit until you can smell aroma, then add fried bread pieces to this mixture, stir to coat bread and put back into glass baking dish
6. Set aside
7. To prepare meat: put some butter in a pot, stir fry meat until brown, add 1 onion quartered, salt & pepper, 1 cube of chicken bouillon and water to cover meat
8. Bring to a boil, turn down to simmer, cover and cook until tender, approximately 2 hours
9. After meat has cooled, take out chunks of meat and put in a bowl, set aside
10. Reserve soup from the meat separately
11. To prepare the rice: put some butter into a pot, add shareya like a handful or so, keep stirring until golden brown, not too dark, but very golden
12. Then add two cups of rice, stir a little bit until some of the rice turns an opaque white
13. Add 2-1 / 4 cups of water and salt to taste
14. Bring to a boil, cover and turn down to simmer, cook until tender
15. Test the rice tenderness after about 35 minutes
16. Now take some of the soup from meat and add to the top of the bread pieces in baking dish to saturate
17. Add cooked rice on top of bread pieces
18. Slowly spoon remainder of soup onto rice, looking at glass dish sides to see level of soup, should reach just to top of rice, dont worry, this doesnt have to be exact
19. Now youre ready to make the sauce and fry the meat to put on top
20. To prepare red sauce: in a pan, add a little oil or butter, crushed tomato, a half teaspoon of tomato paste, salt & pepper, 2 cloves of fresh crushed garlic and cumin
21. Add also approximately 3 tablespoons of vinegar, stir this until you smell aroma and it is a bit smooth
22. It should be a bit thick, not watery, but if too thick you can add a bit of water
23. Spread with a wooden spoon atop the rice to cover
24. To fry meat: in a pan add a bit of butter or oil, the meat, just a touch of tomato paste, about a tablespoon of fresh crushed garlic, salt & pepper, a teaspoon of cumin
25. Cook until meat is golden fried
26. Spoon this atop the rice and serve
27. Enjoy!