Iranian Eslamboli Polou Rice With Ground Meat Recipes

KALAM POLO (PERSIAN CABBAGE AND RICE)

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over ground saffron; let sit for 30 minutes. Reserve 1/4 cup for rice; save remaining brewed saffron for another use.
• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Saute onion until light brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in ground beef, 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper, and turmeric. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Cover the pan and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.
• Heat remaining oil in another pan over medium heat. Saute cabbage until tender, about 5 minutes. Add cinnamon and ginger. Stir mixture into ground beef mixture and continue to cook over low heat, covered, for 5 minutes, adding 1 tablespoon of water if mixture is dry.
• Rinse and drain rice; transfer to a pot. Add cold water, butter, and remaining salt. Bring mixture to a boil, uncovered. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until rice is half-cooked and water has evaporated, 10 to 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Add beef mixture to the rice and slowly mix to incorporate. Turn the heat to low. Add hot water and reserved 1/4 cup brewed saffron to the rice, cover the pot, and let cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.

IRANIAN ESLAMBOLI POLOU (RICE WITH GROUND MEAT)

Steps:

• Fry the sliced onions in oil until slightly golden.
• Add ground lamb or beef, salt, and black pepper and fry until color changes.
• Dissolve tomato paste in a glass of hot water and add to meat.
• Cook for a few minutes until little water is left.
• Wash rice twice and soak in salted warm water for 3-4 hours, then drain the water.
• Pour water in a large non-stick pan until it is half-full and bring it to a boil. Add rice and a spoonful of salt and continue boiling until rice slightly softens. Pour rice into a drain and wash it with slightly warm water.
• Mix the rice with the meat, and continue simmering for another 10-20 minutes.

IRANIAN CHICKEN WITH RICE (MORGH POLOU)

Steps:

• Season the chicken pieces with salt & pepper.
• Using half the Ghee/butter brown the chicken, set aside.
• Fry the onion until transparent in the remaining butter/ghee, add apricots & raisins cook 5 miniutes.
• Stir in the cinnamon then add the 1/4 cup water to lift the browned sediment.
• Place half the cooked rice in an oven proof dish placing the chicken on top.
• Spread the apricot mixture over the chicken and top with remaining rice.
• Cover the dish tightly and bake in 350 oven for 45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked & tender.
• While the chicken is cooking mix the saffron with 2 tbsp boiling water, leave to steep.
• Just before serving sprinkle saffron liquid over the top of the casserole , stir gently mixing the chicken, rice & saffron.
• Serve heaped on a platter.

SPICY RICE WITH GROUND BEEF (ONE DISH MEAL)

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven: brown ground beef with garlic powder and green pepper until beef and pepper are cooked through; drain off excess fat.
• Add onion soup mix, pepper medley, can tomatoes, beef broth and vegetable juice; mix well.
• Bring contents to a boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes until onions in soup mix are soft; add rice. Cover pot and remove from heat. Let stand for 6-7 minutes or until rice is cooked through.