Middle Eastern spiced beef pilaf recipe

photo : Middle Eastern spiced beef pilaf recipe

Ingredients

2tbsp olive oil
500g diced beef
2 onions, finely sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
50g pinenuts
½tsp chilli flakes
1tsp ground coriander
1tsp ground ginger
1tsp ground cinnamon
½tsp ground turmeric
400ml beef stock
75g sultanas
200g basmati rice
small bunch coriander, chopped

Turn the slow cooker on to high or low. Heat a large frying pan with 1 tbsp of the oil and when hot add the beef. Cook until browned all over. Spoon into the slow cooker dish.

Add the remaining 1 tbsp oil to the frying pan and add the onion, garlic, pinenuts, chilli and all the spices. Fry for a few minutes until the onion is beginning to soften. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil then pour over the beef in the slow cooker dish. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir. Cover with a lid and cook for 4 hours on high and 8 hours on low.

Around 40 minutes before you plan to eat, place the rice in a sieve and rinse under the cold tap. Stir into the slow cooker dish along with the sultanas. Cover and cook for 40 minutes. Stir in half of the chopped coriander and serve the rest scattered over the top.  

Adopted from Tesco realfood