Persian beef and lentils topped with feta

Philip Pantelides
Philip Pantelides @philip
Bath, England, United Kingdom

Warming spices for a chilli day. I think this recipe would also work well will lamb or even vivera mince for a vegan version

Persian beef and lentils topped with feta

Warming spices for a chilli day. I think this recipe would also work well will lamb or even vivera mince for a vegan version

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Ingredients

2 people
  1. 250 gbeef mince (or Vivera or Lamb)
  2. 1 canlentils
  3. 1onion
  4. 2large tomatoes
  5. 2 clovesgarlic
  6. Tomato paste
  7. 200 mlBeef stock
  8. 2 tspcumin
  9. 1 tspall spice
  10. 1 tspturmeric
  11. 1/2 tspground cinnamon
  12. 100 gbaby spinach
  13. 100 gbasmati rice
  14. Pinch smoked paprika
  15. 50 gcrumbled feta

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook the rice as per packet instructions

  2. 2

    Dice the onion and sweat in hot pan

  3. 3

    After a couple mins add the mince and some black pepper. Brown the mince

  4. 4

    Mix all the spices into mince

  5. 5

    Chop the tomatoes and finely dice the garlic and stir into the pan

  6. 6

    Drain and rinse the lentils and add to the pan along with the stock and tomato paste. Reduce on a low heat.

  7. 7

    In the last mins stir in the spinach to wilt

  8. 8

    Serve with rice and top with crumbled feta and a pinch of smoked paprika. Enjoy!

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Braai (BBQ) lover, raised in Africa, inspired by cuisine of my travels. Quick and #healthy recipes every night of the week, experiments and #Braai on the weekend.
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