Beef in Tahina Sauce (Kofta bi tahina)

It was requested by your dad this weekend, I don't remember the last time I made it (not one of my favorites).

• 1 lb of kofta meat (you can use just plain ground beef, spiced with salt and pepper too)
• 1 cup of tahina
• Juice of 1/2 a lemon
• 2 onions
• 6 medium potatoes, sliced in wedges
  
• 1 2/3 cups water
  
• salt and pepper to taste

In a dutch oven or covered roasting dish cook the kofta on stove top over low heat. You can make the kofta in any shape you like (baby fingers, balls, small hamburgers) or just flatten it in the the bottom of the tray then cut it in squares. Cover to let it cook.

In a large bowl, mix the tahina and lemon juice until thick and well blended. Add a cup of water and mix well until smooth.

Add the onions and potatoes to the pot with the beef and then pour the tahina sauce over everything.

Add the the salt, pepper, and the remaining water (if needed). Cover and bake for 45 minutes at 350ºF, or until the potatoes are fully cooked. Lastly, turn on the broiler and brown until it's nice and golden. Make sure you only brown the potatoes not the meat.

VARIATION:
You could omit the potatoes, make the dish extra saucy and eat over rice. Some even eat the potato version over rice as well (but make sure you go to the gym the next day! :)

Serves 4.