Easy Spinach Stew

Ingredients

• Spinach
• 2 tbsp fried pine nuts - optional
• 1 tbsp ghee + 2 tbsp oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 head garlic, crushed
• Ground meat
• 1 bunch coriander, chopped
• 1 green chili pepper or chili powder
• 1 cup water
• Lemon juice
• This easy spinach stew recipe comes from our website friend and cook of the day:
• Wotfa Hani Rahhal
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• For more of Wotfa's delicious recipes, here is Frozen Okra Stew
• Also from Wotfa's kitchen, here is Mashed Mujaddara
• Pea and Carrot Stew is another of Wotfa's delicious recipes

Method

1. Wash the spinach after soaking it in salt and vinegar for 15 minutes
2. After washing it several times.. drain it well then chop it coarsely
3. Put the spinach aside and begin preparing the filling
4. In a pot over the heat... fry the pine nuts in oil and ghee.. when the pine nuts darken, add the onion and garlic
5. Stir until the onion and garlic soften, then add the meat and stir
6. When the meat is cooked, add the finely chopped cilantro and stir
7. Add the finely chopped green pepper or powder, then the spinach and stir so they wilt slightly
8. Add water and let them boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pot, and leave them for a quarter of an hour or until the spinach stew is cooked
9. Finally sprinkle a little lemon juice on top and turn off the heat
10. Serve the fluffy rice with vermicelli alongside the stew
11. This is Watfa’s method for preparing rice cooked with vermicelli
12. Watfa Hani Rahal
13. For more of Watfa’s tasty recipes, here is the Frozen Okra Stew
14. Also from Watfa’s kitchen, here is Makhbousa-style mujaddara
15. Pea and carrot stew is also one of Watfa’s delicious recipes