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authorHolsterbau <Holsterbau@users.noreply.github.com>2021-03-23 13:15:49 +0100
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* Recipe for tuh'u This is a recipe for tuh'u, an ancient dish * Update tuhu.md * Removed erronous comma in tags list * Update src/tuhu.md Co-authored-by: Steven Hall <Hallzy.18@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Steven Hall <Hallzy.18@gmail.com>
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+# Tuh'u
+
+Tuh'u (Akkadian for possibly "beetroot") is an ancient Mesopotamian spring festival dish, a lamb stew of sorts, extracted by historians at
+Yale Babylonian Collection from tablets from Babylonia, ca. 1740 BC.
+
+- ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min
+- 🍳 Cook time: 60-90 min
+- 🍽️ Servings: 3
+
+## Ingredients
+
+- 450 g of lamb leg meat, diced
+- 4 tbsp of sesame oil, olive oil, or rendered fat
+- 350 mL of prepared water
+- 350 mL of sour-tasting beer (e.g. Weißbier)
+- 1 large onion, chopped
+- 2 cups of arugula, chopped
+- ¾ cup of cilantro, chopped
+- 2 tsp of cumin seeds, crushed or powdered
+- 2 large beetroots, chopped
+- 1 leek, minced or diced
+- 3-9 cloves of garlic, minced or diced
+- 1 Persian shallot (Akkadian: *samidu*; uncertain translation)
+- 1 Egyptian leek (Akkadian: *suhutinnu*; uncertain translation)
+- Coriander seeds for garnish
+
+## Directions
+
+1. Add oil/fat to a large pot (preferably iron) and set over high heat. Sear lamb for several minutes in the oil/fat until lightly browned.
+2. Add onions and cook for 5 minutes
+3. Add beetroots and let cook for 5 minutes.
+4. Add salt, water, beer, arugula, cilantro, shallot, and cumin. Bring to a boil.
+5. Mix garlic with leek and Egyptian leek, and add the mixture to the pot.
+6. Lower heat to medium and let simmer for 60 minutes, or until the beetroot and meat are cooked to your liking.
+7. Once the tuh'u has finished cooking, serve in a bowl. Sprinkle with coriander seeds. Garnish with chopped cilantro and chopped Egyptian leek.
+
+## Contribution
+
+- Tasting History with Max Miller - [website](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsaGKqPZnGp_7N80hcHySGQ),
+[video about recipe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IYYhoO-hiY)
+- Holsterbau - [website](https://github.com/Holsterbau)
+
+;tags: lamb stew