Italian beef rice pilaf

Name: Italian beef rice pilaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 2 Tbs olive oil; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 1 large carrot diced; I stalk celery diced; 1.5 tsp fennel seeds; 1/2 tsp chilli flakes; 500g beef mince; 1 1/4 tsp cooking salt; 1.5 cups long grain rice; 400g can crushed tomatoes; 2.5 cups low salt beef stock; 1 Bay leaf; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tomatoes cut in 8 wedges and halved; 1/4 cup parsley chopped; Parmesan grated to taste

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:40min

Easy and delightful

Updated at: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 01:40:47 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories568.9 kcal (28%)

Total Fat27.1 g (39%)

Carbs55.4 g (21%)

Sugars6.3 g (7%)

Protein25.5 g (51%)

Sodium941.7 mg (47%)

Fiber3.7 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

2 Tbsolive oil

1 ½ tspfennel seeds

½ tspchilli flakes

500gbeef mince

1 ¼ tspcooking salt

1 ½ cupslong grain rice

400gcan crushed tomatoes

2 ½ cupslow salt beef stock

1bay leaf

2 tspworcestershire sauce

2tomatoes

cut in 8 wedges and halved

¼ cupparsley

chopped

Parmesan

grated, to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil and Saute garlic, onion, carrot, celery, fennel and chilli for 5 mins in a large pot over high heat

Pot

Step 2

Add the beef and 1/2 tsp salt cook breaking it up until brown

Step 3

Add the rice and stir to coat in the oil, add other ingredients and stir until it comes to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and cover with a lid. Do not stir again.

Step 4

Cook for 22 mins on low heat until rice is tender (there should still be a layer of liquid) remove from stove and rest covered for 5 mins

Step 5

Serve with chopped parsley stirred through just before plating and top with parmesan as desired