Arabic Style Rice With Lamb Meat

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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)

Recipe

• 1 brown lightly lamb meat in butter.
• 2 add salt and spices and stir for 2 minutes.
• 3 add two cups rice, stir and add the 3½ boiling chicken broth and mix well.
• 4 bring to boil.
• 5 cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender and water is absorbed.
• 6 let cool for ½ hour and put in large serving dish and ready to serve.
• 7 you can serve with natural plain yogurt if desired.
• 8 (optional).
• 9 in the meantime rice is cooling saute ½ cup pine nuts (pignoli nuts)in 3-4 tbs. olive oil or vegetable oil until light brown.
• 10 decorate rice and meat dish with the sauted pine nuts and serve.