Harees
Slow-cooked wheat and meat porridge
Think of it as: Like savory oatmeal that spent all day with a chicken
Simmer forever. Then pound it.
What does it taste like?
Gentle and lightly salted, full of meaty, wheaty comfort.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureThick, smooth and sticky
What is it?
Wheat and meat simmered for hours, then beaten with a wooden paddle into a smooth, porridge-like mash. A Gulf classic for Ramadan and weddings.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Spooned from a shared platter at iftar or weddings, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon or sugar.
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🇶🇦Qatar
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Ingredients
- 300 g hulled wheat
- 500 g chicken or lamb
- 2 L water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp ghee
Can't find it? Pearl barley or steel-cut oats can replace hulled wheat.
How to make it (one way)
- Soak the wheat overnight.
- Put meat, wheat, cinnamon and water in a pot.
- Simmer on low for 4 to 5 hours, stirring now and then.
- Remove bones and beat with a wooden spoon until thick and stretchy.
- Serve with a drizzle of ghee.