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Recipe Tags: 60 Minutes Or Less Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Main Dish Lamb Sheep Rice Greek European Dietary One Dish Meal Low Sodium Low In Something Meat Pasta Rice And Grains

Greek Lamb Pilaf With Cinnamon

I haven't tried this yet, but i like the idea of the meat with cinnamon. it comes from mark bittman's the best recipes in the world..."

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 , , 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 t.

Ingredients

onions, boneless lamb shoulder, garlic cloves, tomatoes, raisins, red wine, extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, pine nuts, long-grain rice, fresh parsley leaves