Mufallaq
Mufallaq is another of the wonderful Saudi Arabian recipes that combines meat and grain in one lovely stew.
3 cups crushed wheat
4 cups water
2 tablespoons oil or shortening
1 pound lamb or beef cut into large chunks
2 large tomatoes, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
2 onions, chopped
Wash wheat and soak for two hours in water to cover.
Brown meat in oil or shortening. When browned, stir in chopped tomato, salt, pepper and 1 cup water. Simmer until meat is tender and set aside.
Drain wheat and fry gently in oil or shortening in a separate skillet large enough to hold all ingredients. Cook, stirring, until grain begins to turn color. Add meat mixture and the remaining 3 cups water, cover, and cook until all water is almost absorbed and the wheat is fluffy.
Fry onion and place it in a depression in center of wheat. Cover and allow to steam over a very low flame for about 1 hour. Stir onion into the wheat and turn the mixture out onto a platter, picking out the biggest of the meat pieces to place across the top.