Syrian Rice with Meat

Ingredients

• 1/4 cupbutter, for cooking the beef
• 2 lbground beef
• 2 tspsalt
• 1/2 tspallspice, ground
• 1/2 tspcinnamon, ground
• 1/2 tspblack pepper
• 5 cupchicken stock
• 2 cuplong-grain white rice
• 2 tbspbutter, for toasting pine nuts
• 1/2 cuppine nuts

Method

1. 1

   Melt the 1/4 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, season with salt, allspice, cinnamon and black pepper. Cook, stirring, until browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes.

2. 2

   Stir in the chicken stock and rice. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and cook until all the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

3. 3

   Meanwhile, melt the 2 tbsp butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Toast the pine nuts, stirring, until lightly golden, 3 to 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Fold the toasted pine nuts into the rice and beef mixture and serve.