Rice with minced meat: recipe. Video
It may seem to many that there is nothing difficult in preparing this dish – you just need to boil the rice, fry the minced meat and mix everything. Of course, the result will be quite edible and even tasty. But if you want to create a real culinary masterpiece from this very limited selection of products without spending extra time, try cooking rice with minced meat, herbs and spices in a pan.
Food, even whipped up, should still be delicious. You can spend a little more effort, but still delight your household with a royal dinner.
For two servings, you will need the following foods:
- rice – 1 glass
- minced pork and beef – 200 g
- small onion – 1 pc.
- carrots – half
- hot red and black ground pepper
- spices: grated nutmeg and coriander, curry, turmeric – on the tip of a knife
- herbs: basil, oregano
- hot boiled water – 2-2,5 tbsp.
- olive oil – 2 tablespoon
- salt
How to cook rice with minced meat in a pan
Peel and finely chop the onion, grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Preheat a skillet well, pour oil over it and fry the onions until golden brown. Add the carrots and sauté everything together, stirring constantly, for another 4-5 minutes. Put the minced meat in the pan, mash it thoroughly with a cooking spatula or fork so that there are no lumps. Add spices and herbs to it, salt and pepper. Fry it well over medium heat for 5 minutes, until the minced meat juice has completely evaporated.
Pour the rice into the fried minced meat. It is not necessary to rinse it first. Stir the rice so that all the grains are soaked in the fat and oil in which the minced meat was fried. Pour 100 g of hot boiled water into the pan and stir the contents of the pan. It should simmer slightly, reduce heat if necessary. Cook rice with minced meat, stirring constantly. In a minute and a half, the rice will absorb almost all the water, as soon as there is not enough water, add the next portion – another 50 g.
Add water in small portions, stirring constantly. Once the rice has swollen to its normal size, it will take some time to cook under the lid. At the same time, there should be a little water in the pan, about half the layer of rice or a little less. Try it with salt and add salt if necessary. Close the pan tightly with a lid, let the rice simmer on low heat for another 5-7 minutes. Then remove the skillet and leave it to stand, with the lid on, so the rice is soaked in the steam and meat aromas and boiled well.
To make this recipe’s minced meat rice even tastier, you can substitute meat broth for the water.
After 10-15 minutes, remove the lid, stir the contents of the pan again and place it on the plates. Top this dish can be sprinkled with finely chopped fresh herbs and garlic. Serve hot tomato sauce or tkemali, if desired.