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lean lamb long grain rice butter boiling chicken broth salt black pepper allspice nutmeg cinnamon saffron pine nuts
Viewed: 56 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- 1 1/2 lbs finely chopped lean lamb or 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb
- 2 cups long grain rice (Basmati is excellent)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 1/2 cups boiling chicken broth or 3 1/2 cups boiling water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon saffron (for color with chicken broth) (optional)
- 1/2 cup pine nuts (pignoli nuts) (optional)
Method
- Brown lightly lamb meat in butter.
- Add salt and spices and stir for 2 minutes.
- Add two cups rice, stir and add the 31/2 boiling Chicken Broth and mix well.
- Bring to Boil.
- Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender and water is absorbed.
- Let cool for 1/2 hour and put in large serving dish and ready to serve.
- You can serve with natural plain yogurt if desired.
- (optional).
- in the meantime rice is cooling saute 1/2 cup pine nuts (pignoli nuts)in 3-4 tbs. olive oil or vegetable oil until light brown.
- Decorate rice and meat dish with the sauted pine nuts and serve.
