Easy Potato Stew

Ingredients

• 1 kg potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
• Meat pieces
• A little butter
• Crushed garlic
• Fresh chopped coriander (cilantro)
• 5 cups hot water (or as needed)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• Salt
• For more of Fatima’s delicious recipes see Stuffed Eggplant - Sheikh Al-Mahshi

Method

1. Fry the potatoes and set them aside
2. In a pot, add the meat and fry it until some of its liquid evaporates
3. Add butter, the crushed garlic, and the coriander and stir
4. Add about 5 cups of hot water with the tomato sauce and stir, then let them boil until the meat is cooked
5. Add the previously fried potatoes with a pinch of salt, then let them boil for only 5 minutes so the potatoes remain intact and are not overcooked
   Timers: 5 min
6. Serve the fluffy rice with vermicelli alongside the easy potato stew
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8. For more of Fatima's tasty recipes, here's Sheikh Mahshi eggplant