Egyptian Lahma Bil Basal Beef In Rich Onion Sauce Recipes

EGYPTIAN LAHMA BIL BASAL (BEEF IN RICH ONION SAUCE)

Steps:

• Combine beef, butter, and canola in a large saucepan; cook and stir beef over medium heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add onions, chicken bouillon, bay leaf, salt, and pepper to beef; pour in water. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until beef is tender and onions have reduced into a thick sauce, at least 2 hours.

EGYPTIAN LAHMA BIL BASAL (BEEF IN RICH ONION SAUCE)

Steps:

• Wash the meat well. Put into a saucepan with butter and oil. Cook until all beef lightly browned.
• Add all sliced onions, bouillon cubes, salt and pepper, bay leaf and stir around cooking on medium-low heat for 15 minutes.
• Add water, approximately 1-1/2 cups, turn to low, cover and cook for 2 hours or more.
• Check during cooking, add more water if too dry. But the onions should give enough liquid with initial water you added.
• When finished you should have super tender beef with a thick oniony sauce. The onions will have cooked down to a thick rich sauce.
• Serve with rice, pita bread or your favorite pasta, yes pasta; makes a great, different sauce really.

SICILIAN TUNA STEAKS IN ONION SAUCE

Steps:

• SAUCE:.
• Saute the onions in olive oil and butter over medium heat in a large skillet.
• Add salt and cook, stirring until they are limp.
• Stir in vinegar and sugar, and cook over a slightly lower heat until the vinegar has evaporated.
• I caution you, the escaping steam will take your breath away so stay well away from the skillet when possible, but do perservere!
• When vinegar has evaporated, add cayenne or tabasco, mix well and remove from heat.
• The sauce should still retain the texture of the onions and yet retain enough moisture to be spoonable.
• Cover and keep warm.
• TUNA:.
• Over medium heat, add olive oil and bay leaves to a skillet large enough to hold tuna steaks in one layer.
• When the oil is warm, not hot, add tuna and salt and pepper to taste.
• Saute 2-3 minutes per side, but this will depend on thickness of steaks and your doneness preference-- we like ours on the rare side.
• Raise heat, add wine, and cover pan a second or two, just until the wine has stopped steaming.
• Uncover skillet, cook 30 seconds longer, then transfer tuna to plates.
• Spoon the onions and sauce over the top of each, and serve.

EGYPTIAN LAHMA BIL BASAL (BEEF IN RICH ONION SAUCE)

Steps:

• Combine beef, butter, and canola in a large saucepan; cook and stir beef over medium heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add onions, chicken bouillon, bay leaf, salt, and pepper to beef; pour in water. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until beef is tender and onions have reduced into a thick sauce, at least 2 hours.