Saltah (Ground Beef or Lamb Stew)

Submitted by Dreamer in Ontario

"Saltah is one of the main dishes in San'a and is considered Yemen's national dish. This dish was found in the Toronto Star. The data base wouldn't allow me to add zhug and hulbah. You'll need 2 tbsp of each. Zhug is a kind of Middle Eastern pesto and hulbah is Fenugreek paste. Purchase them in Middle Eastern grocery stores."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground lamb
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch cubes
• 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 5 cups beef broth
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fenugreek seeds, paste (hulbah, and 2 tbsp zhug)

directions

1. Heat oil in 3 quart saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add meat and onions; cook, stirring often for 10 minutes.
3. Add potatoes, tomatoes, salt, pepper and broth.
4. Bring to boil on high heat, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 1 hour or until meat and potatoes are well cooked, adding water if necessary.
5. Stir in eggs and cilantro.
6. Cook 2 more minutes, remove from heat and stir in zhug and hulbah.
7. Zhug is a middle eastern pesto and hulbah in fenugreek paste.
8. Purchase them in Middle Eastern grocery stores.