Meatball & Tomato Stew

Name: Meatball & Tomato Stew (Daoud Basha)
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons flour; 500 grams minced lamb (lean leg of lamb); 4–5 large onions, sliced thinly; 4 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tin (500 grams) whole peeled tomatoes; 2 cups of water; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon pepper; 2 tablespoons pine nuts; 500 grams minced beef; 1 teaspoon salt

Daoud Basha

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Amoul

By Amoul Oakes

Published 2008

About

It is said that this was the favourite dish of a Turkish “basha” or dignitary, so it was named after him. It is served with short grain Egyptian rice.

Ingredients

500 grams minced lamb (lean leg of lamb)
500 grams minced beef
4–5

Asia
Africa
Turkey
Egypt
Lebanon
Mediterranean

Method

Mix the minced meat well with the spices, salt and flour to form a dough, as you would for hamburgers. Shape into small meatballs with diameter of approximately one and a half inches.

Heat vegetable oil in a pot over medium-high fire. Add the meatballs, tossing gently until they are well browned and taking care not to break them.

Add the chopped onions and saute together for a f