Kuwaiti Style rice and beef with spiced onions

BEEF:

about 5lb tenderloin or beef with fat like chuck

1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce

1 dried lemon (loumiu)

5 cardamom pods

3 cloves

1 teaspoon red pepper paste

1 tablespoon black pepper

salt to taste

3 bay leaves

4 cloves garlic

1 cup water

Rice:

2 cups basmati rice

1 cup stock from the cooked beef

3cups water

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon oil

3 cardamom pods

Topping:

1 medium onion chopped

2 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon curry or mixed Arabian gulf spice

pinch salt

1/4 cup yellow raisins (optional)

1/4 cup fried almonds(optional)

HOW2:

MEAT:

in garlic crusher crush the dried lemon with cardamom pods and cloves, remove then crush the garlic and add to bowl. add the rest of ingredients except the salt,rub it over beef marinade for few hours or over night(DO NOT ADD SALT TO MARINADE THIS WILL REMOVE MOISTURE FROM BEEF) add the salt ONLY when your about to cook.Place meat in baking pan, add water, cover and bake at 250 DF for about 4 hours.

when its done you can break it up a bit so its easier to serve place back into the juices and keep in oven until your ready to serve this will insure the meat remains juicy.

RICE:

Clean the rice well strain before adding to water.

in a pot add beef stock,water,cardamom pods,and salt bring to boil on med-high heat.

add the rice allow it to come to a boil again then reduce heat to low cover and cook for about 20Min's. once the water is dry from rice and its fluffy turn heat off and allow it to rest in the pan with lid on this allows it to stay fluffy and not become mushy.

TOPPING:

in a small saute pan add oil ,onions,salt saute until onions become transparent not golden (on med-low heat) add the curry or Arabian gulf spices towards the end if you want to use raisins this will be the time to add them so they soak up the spices and flavor of the onions.

Assembling the dish on platter:

What i do is place the rice on serving try, then place the beef on top you may spoon a bit of the broth on top of beef, then lastly top with the sauteed onion mixture.

ENJOY!