Ouza (Rice, Meat, and Nuts)
Ingredients
1 Cup of Rice.
1 pound of Ground Beef.
1 Cup of mixed nuts (pine nuts, Pistachio, almonds, cashew).
2 Cups of water.
Salt, Pepper.
Directions
Rinse rice in cold water few times to get rid of some of the starch. Drain the rice.
Boil the almonds for 1 minute.
Then wash in cold water, slide the skin off the almonds. Split each in half.
Sauté each kind of nuts by itself.
Keep till they get light brown color. Then move aside to a dish.
Sauté the ground beef, then move aside to a dish.
Put the uncooked rice, the cooked ground beef, and the cooked nuts in a pan, with 2 cups of water.
Bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat.
Keep on a medium heat for about 20 minutes.
Serve with yogurt or as side dish to other Main Dishes.
Enjoy.
