Lift Mahshi
(Stuffed Turnip with Sumaq)
Ingredients:
Meat
¼ pounds of ground 93% or more beef
Produce
6 turnips
Pasta and Grains
1 cup of basmati rice
Baking and Spices
½ tsp black pepper, ground
1 tsp salt
½ tsp whole spice, ground
¼ tsp cloves, ground
¼ tsp cardamom, ground
¼ tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp tamarind paste or condensed pomegranate juice
2 tbsp sumaq
How to make it:
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Soak the rice in hot water for 10 minutes, then remove and set aside.
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Mix the rice with beef and season with all spices above except for the sumaq.
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Peel and core the turnips (reserve the pulp to use it as a cooking base), in a dutch oven, add vegetables oil and fry the turnips on all sides till golden.
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Stuff the turnip with the rice mixture and set aside.
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In another pot, add the turnip pulp, sumaq, tamarind paste with 2 cups of water, then add the turnips and let it simmer for an hour or until ready.
