Beef pilaf
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40 min
This pilaf combines a beef main dish with a rice side dish all in one.
nt.bella
2 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 300g beef sirloin
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 carrots, coarsely grated
- 1 onion, minced
- 300g long grain rice
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 cloves of garlic
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:40min
- Cut beef into small cubes.
- Brown meat in 2 tablespoons butter in a large pot. Add onion, cook for a few more minutes, then add the carrots.
- Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Add rice, cook with the vegetables for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly. Add salt and cumin. Stir.
- Add water or stock to cover rice by 2cm and bring t the boil. Cover, lower the heat, and simmer till rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Add more water as needed. Do not stir the rice.
- Add unpeeled garlic, inserting it into the rice, do not stir.
- When rice is ready, remove garlic, fluff up with a fork and serve.
