Ouzi 🍚
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Ingredients
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup frozen peas & carrots
• 3 tbsp butter
• ¼ cup slivered almonds
• ¼ cup peanuts
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped
• 1 tsp seven spice
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• salt to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 3 cups water
Directions
1. Rinse basmati rice until water runs clear. Soak for 15–20 minutes, then drain.
2. In a pot, melt 1 tbsp butter and toast almonds and peanuts until golden. Remove and set aside.
3. In the same pot sauté chopped onion in remaining butter until soft.
4. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Season with seven spice, black pepper, cinnamon, and salt.
5. Stir in peas and carrots and cook for 2–3 minutes.
6. Add rice, water, chicken bouillon, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, and cardamom pods. Mix gently.
7. Bring to a boil, then cover and cook on low for 15 minutes until rice is tender.
8. Remove whole spices, fluff the rice, and top with toasted almonds and peanuts before serving.