Moroccan Delicacy for Special Occasions - Tehan
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INGREDIENTS
2.5 lb. ground beef
2 Tbs. ground cumin
1 Tbsp. paprika, sweet or spicy
1/2-1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. ginger
5 whole garlic cloves
7 garlic cloves, minced.
3-4 hard boiled eggs
3 dry chili peppers (ancho or California)
A whole bunch of fresh parsley, chopped.
A whole bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped.
For the red sauce-
1/4 cup vegetable oil (not olive oil in this recipe)
1 tsp sweet paprika
1/2 tsp salt
TO MAKE:
Chop the parsley & cilantro.
Empty the dry chili peppers from all the seeds.
Let the ground beef stay in room temperature for 30 minutes.
In a large bowl mix parsley, cilantro, salt, paprika, cumin, ginger and minced garlic cloves.
Add the ground beef, mix well.
This delicacy is usually stuffed in a cow’s spleen, that is how my mother stuffed it, but I live in Denver where Cow’s spleen cannot be found, so I am making the Tehan in healthy version of it using a cheese cloth instead of a cow’s spleen.
Divide the mixed meat to two equal parts and roll them as two 15” long logs.
Scatter the whole garlics along one meat log.
Place the hard-boiled eggs along the same log.
Add the two dry chili peppers without their seeds.
Cover the first meat log with the second meat log.
Roll them together to form one stuffed meat log.
Fold in the two sides, gently start rolling the meat log to cover it with the cheese cloth.
Keep rolling, try to close the cracks between the two logs as much as possible, be gentle.
This is how it should look.
Transfer the meat log to a baking dish.
Use a small box to mix the red sauce ingredients, mix well and pour it on the log.
Fill up another baking dish with water and place it in the oven to help create more steams.
Place the meat log in the oven and bake for 1.5 hour at 340F (170C)
Let it rest for 30 minutes before unwrapping the cheese cloth.
Gently use a sharp knife to slice a piece.
Enjoy this unique delicacy from my mother’s authentic Moroccan Jewish cuisine!
Serve it with fresh salad or steamed vegetables and enjoy this forgotten rare to find dish.
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