Syrian Rice with Meat
A Syrian dinner made with beef. Ready in about 56 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 21 minPrep (about)
- 35 minCook (about)
- 56 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 2 ½ lb ground beef
Fresh & other
- ⅓ cup butter
- 6 ¼ cups chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.
- 2 ½ cups rice Shopping tip: Long-grain white rice.
- 2 ½ tbsp butter
- ⅔ cup pine nuts
Spices & seasonings (4): salt, allspice, cinnamon, black pepper
- 2 ½ tsp salt
- ¾ tsp allspice
- ¾ tsp cinnamon
- ¾ tsp black pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat ⅓ cup butter in a big pot over medium-high heat.
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Add ground beef.
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Season with black pepper, cinnamon, allspice and salt.
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Cook.
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Mix till beef is brown and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes.
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Mix chicken broth and rice in beef in the pot.
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Bring to a boil.
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Turn the heat down to low.
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Cover.
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Heat until liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
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While that cooks, melt 2 ½ tablespoons butter in a small pan over medium heat.
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Cook.
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Mix pine nuts in hot butter till lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
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Mix pine nuts in beef-rice mixture before serving.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.