How to Make Lebanese Rice \ Hashweh \ Rice Stuffing

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.

Dice the onions and chop the garlic.

Heat olive oil and butter in a pan over medium-high heat until melted.

Add the diced onion and chopped garlic; sauté until softened.

Add ground beef, salt, and pepper; cook until fully cooked, breaking it apart as needed.

Add pre-washed rice and mix well with the beef and onion.

Pour in water and add allspice and cinnamon; mix well.

Bring the water to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and let simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Check on the rice halfway through cooking and give it a mix.

In a separate frying pan, heat oil over medium-high and sauté cashew nuts, pistachio nuts, shaved almonds, and diced almonds until lightly browned.

Remove nuts from heat to prevent burning.

Once the rice is cooked, let it rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.

Layer toasted nuts in a cake pan, followed by a layer of rice, then more nuts, and compress the layers.

Invert the cake pan onto a serving plate to present the dish, garnishing with remaining nuts and parsley.

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