Syrian Rice with Meat

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Recipe overview

20 minutes | 10 minutes | 30 minutes

This is a traditional Syrian savory rice dish featuring seasoned ground beef. It is a hearty main course or a flavorful side dish.

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Ingredients

  • 0.25 cup - Butter
  • 2 lbs - Ground Beef (lean ground beef)
  • 2 teaspoons - Salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon - Allspice
  • 0.5 teaspoon - Cinnamon
  • 0.5 teaspoon - Black Pepper
  • 5 cups - Chicken Stock
  • 2 cups - Rice (long-grain white rice)
  • 2 tablespoons - Butter (for pine nuts)
  • 0.5 cup - Pine Nuts

Instructions

Melt 0.25 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

Add 2 lbs ground beef to the saucepan.

Season the beef with 2 teaspoons salt, 0.5 teaspoon allspice, 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon, and 0.5 teaspoon black pepper.

Cook and stir the beef for 7 to 10 minutes until it is browned and crumbly.

Drain any excess fat from the saucepan.

Add 5 cups chicken stock and 2 cups rice to the browned beef.

Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat.

Reduce the heat to low. Cover the saucepan with a tight-fitting lid.

Simmer for about 20 minutes, until all the liquid is absorbed by the rice.

While the rice cooks, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small skillet over medium heat.

Add 0.5 cup pine nuts to the melted butter.

Cook and stir the pine nuts for 3 to 5 minutes until they are lightly browned.

Once the rice is cooked, gently stir the toasted pine nuts into the beef and rice mixture.

Serve the Syrian Rice with Meat immediately.