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How to Make Spinach Stew
Total time70 min
Prep40 min
Cook30 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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Soups and stews

ChefNajwa Awad

How to Make Spinach Stew

A easy and delicious spinach stew, rich in nutrients. We recommend this dish for kids to encourage balanced, healthy eating.

Ingredients

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  • Fresh or frozen spinach
  • Finely ground meat
  • Dried onion
  • Pine nuts
  • Lemon juice
  • Egyptian rice cooked with vermicelli
  • Rice
  • 1 cup soaked rice
  • 1/2 cup vermicelli
  • Salt
  • Rice cooking
  • Toast the vermicelli in oil until golden, then add the washed soaked rice on top... sauté both for several minutes, then add water. Each cup of rice needs two cups of water.
  • It is preferable to leave the lid on the rice after cooking for a quarter of an hour before serving
  • For more delicious stews, here is the pistachio stew: How to make pistachio stew

Method

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  1. Rinse the spinach well with water and salt, then drain on a sieve after chopping it medium-fine...
  2. Fry the ground meat with the chopped onion and pine nuts in oil with a pinch of sweet spice and salt, until done...
  3. Then add the chopped spinach and stir over low heat, adding about one cup of water depending on how thick or soupy you like the stew.
  4. Keep the mixture on a gentle heat until the ingredients are tender. When turning off the heat, add lemon juice to taste.
  5. Serve the spinach stew with fluffy rice and vermicelli...

Recipe tags

Soups and stewsInternationalDairy freeGluten freeEgg freeMediumLong cook

Notes and serving ideas

  • How to Prepare Pistachio Stew

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