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Kharcho Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb beef stew meat
2 tsp salt
2 TBS light olive oil, or any cooking oil, divided
½ med onion, chopped
1 ea celery ribs, finely chopped
4 cup beef broth + 4 cup filtered water
15 oz can diced tomatoes
1 ea dry bay leaves
½ tsp ground coriander seeds
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 ea garlic cloves, pressed
½ cup uncooked white rice, I used Jasmine
1 TBS fresh lemon juice, from 1 medium lemon
1 TBS fresh parsley, chopped, plus more to serve
¾ cup fresh dill, chopped, plus more to serve
1 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions:
Directions:
Sprinkle meat with salt and stir. Heat dutch oven or soup pot over medium/high heat and add 2 TBS oil. Once oil is hot, add beef in 2 batches, sautéing until browned on all sides. Remove from pot and set aside. Don't worry about cooking it through.
Add chopped onion and celery with more oil as needed. Saute 5 min until softened.
Add canned tomatoes with their juice, broth, water, bay leaves and browned beef. Bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 ½ to 2 hours or until beef is tender.
Add white rice, lemon juice, pressed garlic cloves, coriander, paprika and Pepper if desired. Cover and simmer 20 min or until rice is tender.
Remove from heat and add parsley and dill then cover and let sit off heat another 10 min before serving. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with more fresh herbs as desired.

 

 

 

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