Ingredients

  1. 1 Tbspolive oil
  2. 1 1/2 lbslean ground beef
  3. salt & pepper
  4. 1lg yellow onion, chopped
  5. 2lg carrots, chopped
  6. 5 cupspacked chopped cabbage
  7. 3 clovesgarlic, minced
  8. 2 (14.5 oz)cans low sodium beef broth
  9. 3 (8 oz)cans tomato sauce
  10. 2 (14.5 oz)cans petite diced tomatoes
  11. 2 Tbsppacked light brown sugar
  12. 1 TbspWorcestershire sauce
  13. 1 1/2 tspdried paprika
  14. 1 tspdried oregano or 1 Tbsp chopped fresh
  15. 3/4 tspdried thyme or 2 1/2 tsp fresh
  16. 2bay leaves
  17. 3/4 cupdry long-grain white rice
  18. 1 Tbspfresh lemon juice
  19. 1/3chopped fresh parsley

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat olive oil in lg cast iron pot over medium-high heat.

  2. 2

    Add beef, season with salt & pepper & cook, stirring & breaking up the beef occasionally, until browned. Transfer beef to a plate lined with paper towels while reserving 2 Tbsp of the rendered fat in pan, set beef aside.

  3. 3

    Add onion & carrots to pan & saute 2 minutes, add garlic & saute 1 minute longer.

  4. 4

    Pour in beef broth, tomato sauce, tomatoes, brown sugar, Worcestershire, paprika, oregano, thyme & bay leaves.

  5. 5

    Return beef to soup mixture.

  6. 6

    Season with salt & pepper to taste & bring to a light boil, then add rice, cover pot & reduce heat & simmer til rice is cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes.

  7. 7

    Stir in up to 1 cup of water to thin as desired (it will thicken as it rests & become almost like stew), then stir in lemon juice & parsley

  8. 8

    Serve warm.

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