Celery Stew (Karafs)

 

Ingredients:

2 bunches to fresh celery

2 bunches of fresh chopped fresh parsley

2 pounds (about 1 kilogram) of stew meat with no fat & no skin

1 large onion

1/4 cup of corn oil

1 tablespoon of dried mint leaves

1 tablespoon of salt

 1 teaspoon of black pepper

1 tablespoon of tomato paste

1 tablespoon of turmeric

Juice of 2 limes (or 2 tablespoons of lime juice from the bottle)

How to make it:

Wash the celery sticks and chop into 1 inch pieces

Heat the oil in a pan (or Chinese wok)

Add the celery pieces a saute' until soft and golden

Add the chopped parsley and stir & saute'

Add the dried mint stir again for about 2 minutes, add oil if too dry

Set the vegetable mix aside

Chop the onion 

Heat the oil in a pot (or a pressure cooker)

Add the chopped onions to the oil and saute'

Add turmeric to the onions & stir

Add cubed meat, stir until  the meat is brown

Add salt/pepper/tomato paste

Add 2 cups of water and let the meat cook until tender but not mashed

Add the celery/parsley  to the meat stew

Add the lime juice

Mix lightly & leave the pot on low heat for about at least one hour

Serve with plain (fluffy basmati) rice

Enjoy!