Shuwa
Oman's buried treasure: a whole goat or lamb marinated in spices, wrapped in banana leaves and sacks, and buried in a sand pit oven for one to two days — the Eid al-Adha centrepiece.
What it is
Oman's buried treasure: a whole goat or lamb marinated in spices, wrapped in banana leaves and sacks, and buried in a sand pit oven for one to two days — the Eid al-Adha centrepiece. Ingredients: whole goat or lamb, shuwa spice (cumin, coriander, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, dried lime), garlic, oil, banana or palm leaves, rice to serve. Recipe: 1) Rub the meat with spices and oil; wrap in leaves and a woven sack. 2) Lower into the shuwa pit over embers; cover with sand. 3) Wait 24-48 hours. 4) Unwrap; the meat falls from the bone. Serve: over rice with the village gathered — shuwa is made by communities, not cooks alone. Flavor: deep spice, smoke, incomparable tenderness. History: shuwa is Oman's great Eid tradition, the pit dug by neighbourhoods and families together for centuries. See also: Majboos (Omani), Omani Halwa.
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Questions we ask to fine-tune the help
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