Meat and Rice Filling

Name: Meat and Rice Filling
Yield: to fill about 2 pounds of vegetables
Ingredients: 1 onion, finely chopped (optional); 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1/2 pound lean ground lamb or beef; 1/3 cup short-grain or round rice, washed and drained; 1 tomato, peeled and chopped (optional); 3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley (optional); Salt and pepper; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon or 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

December 9, 2011

This is the most common filling and is called hashwa. If the vegetables are going to be stewed, the filling can be mixed raw. If the vegetables are going to be baked, the filling must be cooked first, because the rice needs liquid. Short-grain or round rice is used because it is sticky and binds the filling.

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