Seleq

Directions

1. 1
   Put the meat with the onions in a large pan.
2. 2
   Cover with water, and add salt and pepper.
3. 3
   Bring to the boil, remove any scum, and simmer for 2 hours, or until the meat is very tender.
4. 4
   Lift out the meat and keep warm with a little broth poured over it.
5. 5
   Add water to the broth in the pan if necessary to bring the volume up to 7 cups.
6. 6
   Add the milk and bring to the boil.
7. 7
   Then throw in the rice and cook very gently, covered, for about 30 minutes, or until it is very tender and creamy.
8. 8
   Adjust the seasoning.
9. 9
   Serve on a large tray with melted butter poured over the rice and the meat arranged on top.
10. 10
    Here is a Moroccan way of cooking rice in milk: Boil 1 pound long- or medium-grain rice in plenty of salted water for 10 minutes and drain.
11. 11
    Then cook in 5 cups milk to which have been added 3 cinnamon sticks, 3 or 4 grains mastic (pulverized by grinding with a pestle and mortar), 2 tablespoons orange-blossom water, and salt to taste.
12. 12
    Simmer gently until all the liquid has been absorbed.
13. 13
    Serve in a large dish with a meat stew on top.
14. 14
    Egyptians do a rice similar to the Moroccans, flavoring it only with cinnamon and a touch of nutmeg.