From Nerd Meets Food
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Side Dishes
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Mediterranean or Greek
Around Christmas time this is the best stuffing for the turkey. So good actually that in my family we will fight over for this.
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High calCalories
405kcal
High fatTotal Fat
26g
High sat-fatSaturated Fat
6g
cholCholesterol
43mg
sodiumSodium
207mg
carbsTotal Carbohydrate
31g
Serving size152gCalories from fat238kcalFiber3gProtein14gSugar7g
Ingredients
1lb. of ground beef
2medium onions
1cup of almonds (skinned)
1/2cup of pine nuts
1/2cup of raisins
2cupschestnuts
tbsp of pepper
1tsp of cumin
1/2tspall spice
3sticks of cinnamon
salt
Directions
Prepare the chestnuts by scoring them deeply with a sharp knife and boil them in hot water for 5-10 mins.
Cool them and peal and skin them.
Continue by heating 2 tbsp of vegetable oil in the pan.
When it is hot add the ground meat and let the fat melt.
After most of the fat is melted, with a spoon remover the meat and leave as much of the fat as you can behind. If you don ‘t have sufficient add some olive oil.
Add the onion finely chopped and cook over medium heat till they become caramelized.
Add the almonds, the pinenuts and the coarsely chopped chestnuts. Heat them well till start taking color.
Add all the spices and the salt.
Finally add the rice and cook for 2-3 mins while string till everything becomes coated with the fat.
Empty everything in a ceramic pan as before and cover with 4 cups of chicken broth.
Cook for about 45 mins at 350 F or till the rice is cooked. Remove and gently, i use the back of a wooden spoon, fluff it up.