Sandy was married to an Israeli of Egyptian origin and learnt how to cook Sofrito from his family. Serve with Egyptian Rice.
Egyptian Sofrito
Ingredients
- Shrir i.e. muscle with fat, probably cut 7 in Israel , cut into eight slices
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice called Black English Pepper in Israel
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Mix oil and spices
- Pour over meat
- Mix well
- Cook on hob on very low heat
- After 30 min just cover the meat with boiling water
- Boil on high for 30 min
- Lower heat to smallest for 2.5 hours