Rice and grains
ChefRana Jarkas
Rice with Peas and Meatballs
Pea rice with meatballs — a very easy and practical recipe. Busy cooks will love it and kids will enjoy it too.
Pea rice with meatballs... an easy, practical recipe
Ingredients
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- Meatballs
- freshly ground beef
- black pepper
- ground cinnamon
- seven-spice (baharat)
- cumin
- salt
- onion slices
- tomato sauce
- Rice
- peas
- butter
- rice
- ground cardamom
- nuts for garnish
- To make rice with meat and vegetables from Rana as well, here is the link: Rice with Vegetables and Meat
Method
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- Mix the minced meat with the spices, shape into meatballs, then fry them in a little olive oil.
- Add the sliced onion to the pan and sauté until the onion softens.
- Add the tomato sauce and a little water and let the meatballs simmer over low heat.
- Meanwhile prepare the rice... fry the peas in a little butter, place the rice on top with salt, black pepper, and ground cardamom, and stir.
- Add water according to the rice's needs and a pinch of salt, and bring the water to a boil.
- When the water is almost level with the rice, reduce the heat and let the rice cook on low heat until done.
- Serve the pea rice with the meatballs alongside and garnish with fried nuts if desired.
- Rana Jarkas
- To make Rana's meat-and-vegetable rice as well, here is the link: Vegetable rice with meat
Recipe tags
Rice and grainsInternationalDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Rice with Vegetables and Meat
