How to Make Hashweh Lebanese Rice | The Mediteranean Dish

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: chopped walnuts

Sunflower seeds provide similar crunch with fewer calories, while walnuts are more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers healthy fats, while canola is often less costly.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, and using seasoned water is cost-effective.

Soak rice in water for about 15 minutes until soft enough to break between fingers.

Heat pot and add olive oil.

Add 1 cup of chopped red onions and cook until soft for a couple of minutes.

Add 1 pound of lean ground beef and break it apart while cooking until browned.

Add allspice, garlic, ground cloves, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper to the meat mixture and mix well.

Drain any fat from the meat mixture.

Add soaked rice to the meat and mix to combine.

Season the rice with salt, allspice, ground cloves, and cinnamon.

Add water and boil until the water reduces significantly, allowing rice to be visible.

Turn heat down to low, cover, and cook for another 15 to 20 minutes.

Let sit undisturbed for another 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

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