Dinner

Kabsah or Saudi Arabian Meat and Rice is for Dinner.

Kabsah or Saudi Arabian Meat and Rice takes several minutes to prepare.

Kabsah or Saudi Arabian Meat and Rice takes several minutes to cook.

Kabsah or Saudi Arabian Meat and Rice makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Kabsah or Saudi Arabian Meat and Rice are:

2.5kg (80 oz) lamb leg or shoulder meat, large cubes
? 4 cups long grain rice
? 1/2 kg (16 oz) carrots, peeled and finely chopped
? 1 green pepper, seeded and finely chopped
? 1/2 kg (16 oz) green peas
? 1 kg (32 oz) red tomatoes, peeled and chopped
? 1 kg (32 oz) finely chopped onion
? 1 medium sized garlic head, peeled and crushed
? 1/2 teaspoon ground saffron
? 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
? 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
? 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
? 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
? 1 tablespoon salt
? shortening for frying
? Fried almonds and pine nuts for garnishing

? Sauce:
? 2 cups meat stock
? 1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
? 2 large tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped
? 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
? 1 tablespoon tomato paste
? 1/4 cup chopped celery
? 1 teaspoon salt (as desired)
? 2 tablespoons shortening

Here is how you make Kabsah or Saudi Arabian Meat and Rice:

Makes 10 servings.1 - Fry meat pieces till brown from both sides. Cover with water, bring to a boil then cook gently over medium heat for 2 hours or till tender. Reserve stock.2 - Soak rice for 15 minutes. Drain, wash well, then drain again.3 - Add shortening to a pot, fry on medium heat all ingredients except rice and meat. Cook on low heat for about 10 minutes, or until tender.4 - Add rice to vegetables in pot, stir fry for 4 minutes on medium heat. Add stock meat until stock covers rice. Cover pot. Cook on low heat for 30 minutes or until tender.5 - Serve rice in a large platter. Garnish with meat, almonds, and pine nuts.6 - Sauce:7 - Fry onion, garlic and tomato in shortening. Add tomato paste, salt, cinnamon and meat stock.8 - Cook mixture on medium heat. When it thickens, add celery.9 - Serve the sauce beside the Kapse platter.Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PONGKEY.

The nutritional information for Kabsah or Saudi Arabian Meat and Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 562.1

• Total Fat: 15.6 g
• Cholesterol: 163.2 mg
• Sodium: 1,104.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 45.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.6 g
• Protein: 58.4 g