Freekeh with meat

Name: Freekeh with meat
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 2 cups green freekeh, rinsed and soaked; 500 g lamb, cut into pieces; 1 large onion, chopped; 4 cups lamb broth; 2 tbsp ghee; 3 tbsp toasted pine nuts; 3 tbsp toasted almonds; Salt, pepper, mixed spice, cardamom and cinnamon

Green freekeh cooked in lamb broth and crowned with meat and toasted nuts — every quantity in grams, calories per serving.

680kcal37 gprotein60 minPrep

Per serving · 400 g

680

kcal

37 g

protein

78 g

carbs

24 g

fat

Prep: 60 minServes: 4Whole dish: 1600 gWhole dish energy: 2720 kcal

Ingredients

2 cups green freekeh, rinsed and soaked360 g
500 g lamb, cut into pieces500 g
1 large onion, chopped180 g
4 cups lamb broth960 g
2 tbsp ghee28 g
3 tbsp toasted pine nuts27 g
3 tbsp toasted almonds27 g
Salt, pepper, mixed spice, cardamom and cinnamon14 g

Whole dish: 1600 g

Method

1
Cover the lamb with water along with the onion, cardamom, cinnamon, salt and pepper and simmer for about an hour; keep the broth.
2
Soak the freekeh for half an hour, then rinse and drain it well.
3
Heat the ghee in a deep pot and turn the freekeh and spices in it until coated.
4
Pour in four cups of the hot broth, cover and cook gently until the grain is tender and the broth absorbed.
5
Tip onto a platter and crown with the lamb, toasted pine nuts and almonds.

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400 g · 680 kcal

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