Palestanian spinach stew with chickpeas and lamb meat
 
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 lb of lamb meat , boneless or with bones
  • 1 Tb olive oil or a vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion cut into big pieces
  • Salt and pepper
  • 100g boiled chickpeas
  • 400g frozen spinach
  • ½ cup uncooked white rice short grains*
  • Optional:
  • ½ Tb ghee
  • pine nuts
Instructions
  1. Heat a large pot, add 1 Tb of vegetable oil on high heat.
  2. Cut onion in quarters, and add it to the pot.
  3. Add the Meat, brown it, and add water, make sure there are no pink areas. and leave it until its done.
  4. in a medium pot, add ½ Tb of olive oil, garlic pieces and spinach, sautee for few minutes then add salt, and black pepper, meat pieces, frozen spinachas it is, boiled chickpeas and leave it simmered, covered with lid until its spinach is softer, and the sauce is thicker.
  5. In a medium pot, heat 1 Tb of vegetable oil on high heat, then add 1 cup uncooked white rice, and cover it with 1 cup boiling water. you many need more water, the important thing is that rice should covered completely with water.
  6. After 10 minutes, reduce heat to the minimum, and let the rice simmered for 5-10 minutes, or until the water is completely absorbed and the rice is fluffy.
  7. Serve the spinach stew with white rice on the side.
  8. Refrigerate any leftovers in a airtight container for 3 days, and up to 1 month in the freez
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4
Recipe by :: Nutrizonia :: at https://www.nutrizonia.com/palestanian-spinach-stew-with-chickpeas-and-lamb-meat/