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Spinach Stew
Total time50 min
Prep25 min
Cook25 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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Soups and stews

ChefNada Hadraj

Spinach Stew

Spinach stew — a light, very tasty and nutritious stew. The main challenge is washing the spinach well; the rest is easy. Spinach cooks quickly. Serve with vermicelli rice.

Spinach stew — a light, very tasty and very nutritious stew.

Ingredients

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  • 1 kg spinach, washed, drained and finely chopped
  • 250 g coarsely ground beef
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 liter (4 cups) meat or vegetable stock
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 bunch coriander (cilantro), finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried coriander (optional)
  • Salt
  • A small coffee cup of lemon juice
  • Pine nuts, as desired
  • Olive oil + vegetable oil
  • Pinch of sweet spice
  • Pinch of black pepper
  • Rice
  • 500 g rice, soaked
  • 1 liter (4 cups) water
  • 1/2 cup vermicelli
  • Oil
  • Rice
  • In a pot, heat the oil and add the vermicelli.
  • For more stews see: Fresh Mushroom Stew – with video

Method

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  1. Sauté the chopped onion in olive oil and vegetable oil until softened
  2. Add the garlic and cilantro and stir
  3. Sprinkle the spices, add the meat, and stir until it dries
  4. Add the broth, stir, and let the broth boil for 10 minutes
    Timers: 10 min
  5. After that, add the spinach and leave it on the heat until it cooks
  6. Finally.. add the lemon juice, stir, and remove the spinach stew from the heat
  7. Garnish the spinach stew with fried pine nuts.. or add them to the pot with the stew
  8. Serve the spinach stew with vermicelli rice
  9. When serving.. you can add lemon juice to taste
  10. In a pot, put the oil and the vermicelli
  11. Stir continuously and wait until the vermicelli turns a darker color
  12. Add the washed and drained rice and stir
  13. Add the salt, then add the boiling water
  14. When the water reaches the level of the rice.. reduce the heat, cover the pot, and leave the rice for about 20 minutes until it is cooked
    Timers: 20 min
  15. Nida Hadraj
  16. For more stews, here is the link: Fresh Mushroom Stew - video

Recipe tags

Soups and stewsInternationalDairy freeGluten freeEgg freeMediumBalanced time

Notes and serving ideas

  • Fresh Mushroom Stew – with video

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