Mufallaq

Ingredients

 * 3 cups crushed wheat
 * 4 cups water
 * 2 tablespoons oil or shortening
 * 1 pound lamb or beef cut into large chunks
 * 2 large tomatoes, chopped
 * salt and pepper to taste
 * 2 onions, chopped

Directions

 * 1) Wash wheat and soak for two hours in water to cover.
 * 2) Brown meat in oil or shortening.
 * 3) When browned, stir in chopped tomato, salt, pepper and 1 cup water.
 * 4) Simmer until meat is tender and set aside.
 * 5) Drain wheat and fry gently in oil or shortening in a separate skillet large enough to hold all ingredients.
 * 6) Cook, stirring, until grain begins to turn color.
 * 7) Add meat mixture and the remaining 3 cups water, cover, and cook until all water is almost absorbed and the wheat is fluffy.
 * 8) Fry onion and place it in a depression in center of wheat.
 * 9) Cover and allow to steam over a very low flame for about 1 hour.
 * 10) Stir onion into the wheat and turn the mixture out onto a platter, picking out the biggest of the meat pieces to place across the top.