Moist Ground Lamb Pilaf Recipes

MOIST GROUND LAMB PILAF

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the rice. Then place the ground lamb and everything else (except the cooked rice, yogurt, cilantro, black pepper, and almonds) into a large nonstick saucepan and cook, stirring as needed, over medium-high heat the first 2 to 3 minutes and then over medium heat until all the juices evaporate and the lamb is golden, 25 to 30 minutes.2. Add the yogurt, a little at a time, stirring constantly to prevent it from curdling, and cook until most of it is absorbed, about 5 minutes.3. Add the cooked rice and cilantro. Cover the pan and cook over low heat, 5 to 7 minutes, to blend the flavors. Transfer to a serving platter, garnish with black pepper and almonds, and serve.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

UZBEK PLOV (LAMB AND RICE PILAF)

Steps:

• Place basmati rice in a large bowl and cover with warm water. Set aside. Wash heads of garlic. Set aside.
• Heat vegetable oil in a dutch oven or large skillet over high heat until smoking, then add lamb, turning occasionally until the lamb is evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in the onions; cook and stir until the onion has softened and browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in the carrots; cook and stir until the carrots have softened, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cumin, coriander, barberries, and peppercorns. Drop whole garlic heads into the mixture, stirring to evenly distribute ingredients. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook for 30 minutes.
• Wash and drain basmati rice with hot water. Pour cleaned rice over the lamb mixture in an even layer. Slowly pour in the boiling water. The rice should be covered with about 3/4 inch of water. Do not stir. Season with salt, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook until rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes. Stir rice and lamb together, and serve with the garlic heads on top.

LAMB PILAF

Steps:

• Place the rice in a bowl and cover with hot water and stir in 1 TBSP salt, let stand for 30 minutes then rinse until the water runs clear.
• Bring the cubes of lamb to the boil in 6 cups of water and simmer, skimming occasionally. Lower the heat and cook until the meat is tender. Strain off the liquid into a bowl.
• Finely chop the onions and gently fry them in melted butter, add the cooked meat, and stir over the heat for few minutes, then add the carrots and stir briefly with wooden spoon.
• Add 2 1/2 cups of the warm meat stock, salt and pepper and bring to the boil and add the rice, stir and lower the heat. Cover and cook until steam for 12-15minutes (or until steam holes appear on the surface. Remove from the heat, cover with a dry kitchen cloth and replace the lid . Set aside for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the allspice and cinnamon and serve hot.
• Note: Beef maybe substituted for lamb, but cooking time will be a bit longer.

GROUND LAMB, APRICOT, AND MULTI-GRAIN PILAF

Steps:

• 1. Soak multi-grain rice in water for an hour, then start cooking in a rice cooker or at a low simmer on the stove top.
• 2. When rice starts cooking, heat the olive oil to 300̊ in a large skillet.
• 3. Add the chopped onion to the skillet, and sauté until transparent.
• 4. Brown the ground lamb with and in the same pan as the onion.
• 5. Add the apricots, bay leaves, and beef broth; boil the mixture for about 15 minutes, uncovered, until it is not soupy.
• 6. While the lamb-apricot mixture is boiling down, combine the chopped tomato, slivered almonds, raisins, seasoning, and cinnamon in another dish.
• 7. Stir the combined ingredients into the reduced lamb-apricot mixture. Hold at 160̊ until the rice is finished.
• 8. Add the finished rice to the lamb-apricot-tomato mixture. Bring to a simmer.
• 9. When the pilaf reaches the desired serving consistency, serve.

RICE PILAF WITH LAMB

Steps:

• Important:You will need a 5 quart roaster or Dutch oven with a well fitting lid to hold in heat & moisture.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter in roaster over medium high heat.
• Add onions,bell pepper & salt & sweat (not brown) for a few minutes.
• Stir in rice & pine nuts & gently toast while stirring until rice smells nutty.
• Add Saffron & water, bay leaf & chicken broth. Increase heat to high, when broth starts to boil, stir ingredients once, place lid on roaster & place in oven for 15 minutes.
• When oven time is up, remove roaster from oven & rest for another 15 minutes but DO NOT remove lid (rice is still cooking).
• When rice is in oven, prepare the lamb by mixing with thyme & rosemary.
• Season & brown lamb gently & break it into pieces about the size of a clove of garlic. When rice is rested, add lamb & peas & mix through with a fork, fluffing rice as you look to remove the bay leaf.
• Serve onto a warm platter or plates.

GREEK LAMB PILAF WITH CINNAMON

Steps:

• Place the onion in a deep 12 - inch skillet or flameproof casserole with a lid over medium heat; cover the pan. Let them stew, undisturbed, while you cut up the lamb, chop the garlic, and chop the tomatoes.
• Soak the raisins in the wine. After 5 or 10 minutes, uncover the pan and stir the onions; re-cover. When the onions are dry, slightly brown, and almost sticking to the pan, (another 10 minutes or so), add the olive oil and raise the heat to medium-high.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are nicely browned. Add the garlic and stir. Add the tomatoes, raisins and wine, salt and pepper, cinnamon, bay leaf, pine nuts and rice; stir.
• Bring to a simmer and add the lamb and 2 cups hot water. Cover and cook very slowly for about 30 minutes, checking after about 20 minutes to make sure the mixture had not dried out; if it has, add a bit more water and re-cover.
• Check that the rice is done, if it is not, add a bit more water. Raise the heat to medium-high and cook until the mixture is moist but not swimming in liquid and the rice is fully cooked.
• Check the seasoning, garnish with parsley, and serve.