Maṣliyya (Meat in Dried-Whey Sauce)

Ingredients

• fatty meat
• onion
• salt
• dried coriander
• cumin
• pepper
• cinnamon
• mastic
• dried whey
• garlic
• mint

Instructions

1. Boil fatty meat as usual and skim the froth.
2. When cooked, add a handful of cut onion, a little salt, ground dried coriander, cumin, pepper, cinnamon sticks, and mastic.
3. When the moisture has dried off and the fat appears, pound dried whey, add hot water, and rub by hand to a soured-milk consistency; add to the pot.
4. Add a little ground garlic and fresh mint sprigs; sprinkle a little finely ground cinnamon on top.
5. Wipe sides, leave over the fire an hour to settle, and remove.