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Tajin with Malsouka Leaves
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350g boned meat
100g gruyere
50g Parmesan
50g dried beans
30g butter
15g smen (optional)
12 malsouka
8 eggs
1 decilitre oil
1 small chopped onion
a pinch of ground saffron
salt and pepper according to taste
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Sort out the dried beans,
wash and soak overnight then drain well. Cut the meat into
walnut-sized and season with salt and pepper. Heat the oil
over a vigorous heat and brown the meat and the chopped onion.
Then add the beans, cover the meat chunks with water and bring
to the boil. Then reduce the heat, cover the casserole and
cook gently.
Stir from time to time and add a little water if necessary.
Meanwhile, slice the gruyere finely and grate the parmesan.
Hard-boil two eggs and cut into pieces. Whisk the rest of
eggs with a fork. As soon as the meat and the beans are done
remove from the heat and allow to cool. Now add the ingredients
you have just prepared, combine well and add a large pinch
of saffron and a knob smen, then taste to adjust the seasoning.
After that sprinkle the malsouka leaves with oil. Butter an
oven dish having a diameter equal to that of the malsouka
leaves. Lay 6 malsouka leaves in the dish, put the stuffing
and cover with other 6 malsouka leaves. Bake the tajin in
a medium oven. As soon as the top becomes golden brown, check
the cooking with a knife and remove from the oven. Then cut
into quarters and serve hot.
Note: you can cook the tajin in a Palestinian oven on top
of the stove. You can add to the stuffing 100g of bread crumbs
or a large boiled and mashed potato or both. You can also
add 1/2 a teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
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