Tagine-Style Beef and Rice

Name: Tagine-Style Beef and Rice
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan Imperial & Coastal
Ingredients: 2 tsp vegetable oil; 1 onion; 3 garlic cloves; 1 lb extra lean ground beef; 0.75 tsp allspice; 0.75 tsp cinnamon; 1 cup brown rice; 2 cup sodium-reduced chicken broth; 1 sweet red pepper; 1 yellow pepper; 1 cup dried fruit; 3 tbsp minced of fresh mint; 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 0.5 cup raw sunflower seeds

Beef, brown rice and red pepper simmered on the stove and spiced with allspice and cinnamon for a Moroccan tagine. Serve with sunflower seeds.

40 min · Serves 6 · Medium

Method

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Time: Cook 40 min · 40 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
In a large heavy saucepan or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until aromatic, about 1 minute.
1 min
2
Add beef; cook, breaking up with wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Drain, if desired. Stir in allspice, cinnamon, rice and chicken broth; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 40 minutes. Remove from heat.
3
Stir in sweeet peppers, dried fruit, mint and lemon juice. Top each serving with sunflower seeds.