"Upgrade your rice to this traditional Russian dish. It's complete with chunks of hearty meat, carrots, and cumin flavours."
Easy Pilaf with Beef
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Cook time: 2hrs
Serves or Makes: 10
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ingredients
- 1 pound beef or lamb, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 3 carrots, grated
- 1 1/2 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white rice
- 2 cloves garlic
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 2 cups water
Method
Step 1
On medium heat, in a pot, pour 4-5 Tablespoons of oil, peel onion, and take the first layer first off and put it in pan. Then, chop the rest of the onion and put aside.
Step 2
After onion gets brown/gold color, take it out and throw away (This step is just for the flavor.)
Step 3
In the same pot, turn down the heat to medium-low, add in the meat (stew size cut), sprinkle 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper. Stir.
Step 4
While meat is frying, grate the carrots, wash the rice, and if you haven’t already, chop the onion.
Step 5
When meat has browned up a little bit, add in the onion, stir, and let the flavors of meat and onion blend together for 1-2 minutes.
Step 6
Add in the carrots, mix, and add in 2 cups of water, 1 1/2 Tablespoons of Cumin, and 1 teaspoon of salt (or to taste).
Step 7
Peel garlic and add to pan. Don’t mince; I used one garlic clove because I had a big garlic as a whole, If you have a smaller garlic you could even use it all or few cloves.
Step 8
Bring to a boil, turn heat to low, and put in the washed rice but don’t stir it.
Step 9
Cover pan, set on low heat if you haven’t already and let it cook for 35-40 minutes before enjoying.