Dīkbarīka (Vinegar-and-Murrī Meat Stew)
Origin: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Baghdādī, 1226
Ingredients
- meat
- salt
- chickpeas
- coriander
- onion
- leek
- wine vinegar
- murrī
- pepper
- sugar
- cloves
Instructions
- Cut meat into medium pieces, leave in the pot with a little salt, a handful of husked chickpeas, dried and fresh coriander, cut onion, and leek.
- Cover with water, boil, and skim the froth.
- Add wine vinegar and murrī with a little finely ground pepper; cook until the flavor comes through. Optionally sweeten with a little sugar.
- When cooked, throw in a little clove, leave to settle on the fire, and remove.