Vegetables Filling 1

Name: Vegetables Filling 1
Ingredients: 275 g (12 oz) lean lamb or beef, minced; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon or ¼ teaspoon ground allspice; Salt and black pepper; 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped; 60 g (2 oz) pine nuts (optional); 2 tablespoons butter or oil

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

Sheikh el Mahshi filling, also called tatbila. The word ‘sheikh’ implies that it is the grandest, since it is all meat.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter or oil
1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped
275 g

Side dish
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the butter or oil in a frying pan. Add the onion and fry gently until soft and transparent. Add the meat and fry it, tossing it and squashing with a fork, until it changes colour. Season to taste with salt and pepper, sprinkle with spices and stir in pine nuts if used. Moisten with a few tablespoons of water, and cook gently, covered, until the meat is very tender.