Potato Stew with Rice

Ingredients

• 350 grams bird's head meat
• 700 grams potatoes, peeled and cut
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• Seasonings for boiling the meat: whole cloves and bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Salt to taste
• Cooked Rice:
• 3 cups rice, soaked for 10 minutes in water and washed
• 1 cup vermicelli
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• Boiling water
• 1 chicken stock cube (optional)
• Rice Preparation Method:
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Method

1. Boil the meat with the seasonings for about 45 minutes..
   Timers: 45 min
2. Remove some of the meat cooking water and set it aside… Put the butter in a pot over the heat and fry the boiled meat in it for about 3 minutes.
   Timers: 3 min
3. Add the potatoes and stir them with the meat for a little while.. Add the meat cooking water, and add more water if needed so that it fully covers the mixture, then boil for about 10 minutes…
   Timers: 10 min
4. ..Add the tomato paste, salt, and spices, and leave everything on the heat until all the ingredients are cooked through.
5. You can add fresh coriander at this stage if desired.
6. Put the butter in a pot over the heat, add the vermicelli, and fry over medium heat until golden..
7. Add the washed and drained rice and stir the rice and vermicelli together for about 2 minutes.
   Timers: 2 min
8. Add boiling water until it covers the rice over high heat.. Add the salt and the chicken stock cube.. Let the rice come to a boil.. .. Then reduce the heat well, cover the pot, and leave the rice to cook over low heat for about 15 minutes
   Timers: 15 min