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Ras Asfoor/Meatball and Potato Stew

1/11/2012

7 Comments

 

Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped fine
1 clove garlic chopped fine
1 Tablespoon salt for meatballs + 2 teaspoons salt for liquid
1 teaspoon baharat
4 Large Potatoes
1  6 ounce can of tomato paste
6 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
5 1/4 cup water

Place the ground beef, parsley, garlic, 1 tablespoon salt, baharat in a bowl.  Knead together until the ground beef it is smooth. 
Shape into small meatballs and set aside.
Put 1/4 cup of water into a pan on medium heat.  Place meatballs in the pan and turn until they are evenly browned.  About 20 minutes.
Cut the potatoes in approximately 1 by 1 1/2 inch pieces.
Place 5 cups of water in a large pot with the can of tomato paste, 2 teaspoons salt, and 6 tablespoons of lemon juice.
Bring to a boil.
Add the potatoes and meatballs.
Simmer on low until the potatoes are tender.  About 30 - 45 minutes.
Serve over rice.

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7 Comments
Sue Hesano link
2/22/2013 10:35:54 pm

Im Chaldean and would like to add that 1 knorrs beef bouillon cube will add a lot of flavor to this dish.
Thank you for this web sight I look at it often.

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Heather
3/22/2017 01:22:12 pm

Thank you for the recipe . Made it today & it came out perfect ! Keep the recipes coming :)

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Ang
5/29/2017 06:53:37 am

Delicious dish! Thanks :)

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Thomas Yon
9/3/2017 05:12:51 pm

Worked for Ayars family in Oakland co.,Mi. for awhile,fell in love with Chaldean food,live in U.P. of Mi.now we're in for Treat,thanks for great sharing

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Bbc
2/8/2018 09:02:46 pm

I want to say that I love how you do not add extra ingredients of any sort to the actual authentic Chaldean recipe.

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tam
2/21/2020 07:57:22 pm

Have made this many times and it is super delicious! Thank you for sharing!!!

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Jelena
7/28/2022 03:32:00 pm

Hi. Is baharat the same as seven spice or allspice?

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