Description
An easy one pot meal of meat, potatoes, and tomatoes seasoned simply and cooked slowly. Served with an Egyptian tahini sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 Russet Potatoes (*See Note 1)
- 2 Yellow Onions (large)
- 6 Tomatoes (large, *See Note 2)
- 2 lbs Stew Meat (*See Note 3)
- ½ cup Tomato Concentrate or Tomato Sauce
- 1 cup Beef Broth
Tahini Sauce
- ½ cup Tahini
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 2 tsp Cumin
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt
- Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper
Instructions
Cue Up The Episode!
- Make sure to listen to Menna's episode of The Storied Recipe Podcast, The World’s Only: Dr. Menna’s Singular Mission to Unearth Egypt’s Food Legacy while you make her amazing One-Pot Egyptian Potato and Tomato dish!
Make The Recipe
- Thickly slice potatoes, onions, and tomatoes.
- Layer them into a big clay pot: tomatoes or onions go in first, and then alternate the layers with meat.
- Add salt to taste in between the layers. *See Note 4
- At the end, at a bit of tomato concentrate and a bit of stock. Not enough for it to be swimming in stock, just a bit at the bottom to help steam the food.
- Leave in the oven long enough until the meat is cooked. Say at least two hours.
Tahini Sauce
- Add the tahini paste into a bowl, and to that add a little bit of water. It will get clunky, but keep stirring and adding water and lemon juice until it is smooth.
- You can also add a dash of white vinegar (none of the fancy white wine vinegar).
- Add salt and pepper to taste and a lot of cumin.
- You can also add a bit of crush garlic, but better add minced onions.
- Drizzle a bit of olive oil on top.
Notes
- Note 1: Russett Potatoes are my preferred potatoes when baking because of their delicate and fluffy texture; avoid using waxy potatoes because they will fall apart, but can be substituted with All-Purpose potatoes that are in between Russett and waxy potatoes.
- Note 2: I would recommend Beefstake tomatoes or Heirloom tomatoes since they are heartier for baking.
- Note 3: There can be a variety of cuts of beef; choose either round, chuck, or sirloin cuts.
- Note 4: Season generously. When Menna says “salt between every layer” - she means it!
- Make sure to listen to Menna's episode of The Storied Recipe Podcast, The World’s Only: Dr. Menna’s Singular Mission to Unearth Egypt’s Food Legacy while you make her amazing One-Pot Egyptian Potato and Tomato dish!
- Category: Beef Dishes, Main Dish
- Cuisine: African, Egyptian, Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Calories: 2.949
- Sugar: 39
- Sodium: 3.283
- Fat: 113
- Saturated Fat: 25
- Carbohydrates: 240
- Fiber: 32
- Protein: 255
- Cholesterol: 562