Maklube

Meat, Rice & Potato Dish

• 1 Onion, sliced
• 1 lb. Meat, cubed
• ½ tsp. Cumin
• Salt to taste
• Black Pepper to taste
• 2 Potatoes, sliced
• Oil to fry the Potatoes
• 2 c. Rice (Jasmine or Basmati)
• 2 T. Butter
• Hot Water
• 1 Beef Bullion Cube
• Plain Yogurt
• Vegetables or Salad*

1. Place Onion slices in a deep pan or pot. (I add a bit of water to the pot to start to ensure it doesn’t stick.)
2. Spread Meat cubes evenly on top. Sprinkle Cumin, Salt & Pepper on top of the Meat. Cover and cook on medium high heat without stirring until Meat is completely brown.
3. While the Meat is cooking, in another pan partially fry the Potato slices in some Oil.
4. Wash the Rice well, set aside to drain.
5. Boil some Water (about 4 cups or more). Dissolve the Bullion Cube with the Hot Water.
6. Once the Meat is browned, without stirring or removing it from the pot, spread half of the Rice on top.
7. Next layer on the Potato slices.
8. Add remaining Rice.
9. Top with Butter blobs.
10. Carefully pour Hot Broth on top until all of the Rice is covered and there’s an extra half inch of liquid on top. Cover and cook without stirring.
11. When the Rice on top is tender, everything should be done. Turn pot upside down in the middle of a large round tray (or some type of nice large serving dish). Carefully remove the pot. There should be a nice stack of Rice layered with Potatoes and topped with Meat.
12. Arrange Plain Yogurt and Salad* around the edges so it looks pretty and is easily accessible on all sides. Place the tray in the middle of the table and hand everyone a fork to enjoy!

* Any number of shredded vegetables can work for the salad garnish. My preference is to make the Mor Lahana Salatası recipe and place on a bed of shredded lettuce.

Picture of everything layered in the pot just before adding the Hot Broth and cooking everything.