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Hamam Mahshi (Stuffed Pigeon)

Name: Hamam Mahshi (Stuffed Pigeon)
Total time: 2h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Egypt
Ingredients: 4 squab pigeons; 1.5 cups freekeh, rinsed; 2 onions, chopped; 2 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp allspice; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp black pepper; 500 ml stock; Salt

Cairo delicacy — squab stuffed with freekeh, onions and warm spice, then roasted until the skin lacquers.

2h 4 servings Hard

Ingredients

• 4 squab pigeons
• 1.5 cups freekeh, rinsed
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 500 ml stock
• Salt

Method

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Toast freekeh in ghee with onion and spices.

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1
Toast freekeh in ghee with onion and spices.
2
Add stock; simmer 15 min until half-cooked.
3
Stuff pigeons; truss.
4
Roast at 200°C for 45 min basting until deep gold.