Freekeh With Chicken And Meat Recipe

Freekeh is green wheat, roasted, smoked and dried. It is a very nutritious grain which contains a large amount of protein, vitamins and minerals. The use of this green wheat goes for back more than 2000 years ago. It can be used as a side dish like rice or couscous, and can even be mixed with some vegetables in a salad. The recipe I will be showing you uses the green wheat as a main dish. The recipe is from the south of Lebanon, and I learned it from my mother in law. The south of Lebanon is well known for the plantation of the wheat like the Bekaa area in the East of Lebanon. This grain can be found in Gourmet shops or in big supermarkets in foreign countries.

Recipe by ninabaydoun

Ingredients:

1 chicken
200 grams beef cubes
3 cups freekeh washed and drained
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sweet pepper
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon corn oil + another tablespoon of corn oil
handful of pine seeds, handful of almonds

Preparation:

1. Fry the beef cubes with oil until brown then cover with water and cook until tender
In another pot, boil the chicken then remove the skin and bones and keep the water to cook the freekeh with

2. Heat the oil in a third pot, add the freekeh, season with salt, cinnamon, sweet pepper and cover with 6 cups of chicken stock

3. Cover the pot and let it cook on a very low flame. When the water evaporates, if the freekeh is not tender then add more chicken stock and let it continue to cook

4. Add the meat to the pot and mix it with the freekeh

5. Roast the almonds and pine seeds

6. Serve by placing the freekeh with pieces of the boiled chicken and garnish with the pine seeds and almonds over

7. Decorate with few leaves of parsley (optional) and enjoy your meal with yogurt or a salad