Turkish Pillau

Ingredients

• 16| pounds meat
• } ounce cayenne
• 4 pounds rice
• 1 bunch sweet herbs
• 1 pound onions
• | pound flour
• 3 ounces salt
• 3 quarts water

Method

1. 1

   Cut meat into pieces, rub with salt and flour, brown in fat, add sliced onions, fry for 5 minutes, then add water, herbs, and cayenne.

2. 2

   Simmer for 1.5 hours.

3. 3

   Boil rice separately, then make a border with rice around the meat and sauce, place in the oven for a few minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Manual for army cooks (1896) by United States. War Dept. Subsistence Dept., page 36. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

TURKISH PILLAU. (Sufficient for 22 men.) 16| pounds meat. } ounce cayenne. 4 pounds rice. 1 bunch sweet herbs. - 1 pound onions. | pound flour. 3 ounces salt. 3 quarts water

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