Description
Posted for zwt6. If you can't get lamb subbing with more ground beef would work.
Ingredients
- Water
- Long-grain Rice
- Garlic Cloves
- Lamb
- Beef
- Ground Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Ground Allspice
- Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- Butter
- Tomatoes
- Zucchini
- Bell Peppers
- Canned Tomato Sauce
- Lemon, Juice Of
Instructions
- In a 2-quart covered saucepan bring 2 cups of water to boil
- Add the rice, return to the boil, cover, and turn off the heat
- Let stand for 5 minutes
- Drain and cool before proceeding with the recipe
- Mix cooked rice thoroughly with the stuffing ingredients
- Melt butter in skillet over medium high heat and saute garlic for a few minutes
- Add meat with spices and cook until browned
- Fill the vegetables loosely with the rice and meat mixture
- The rice will expand during cooking, so do not pack
- Leave room at the top or the sides
- Arrange the vegetables in a covered, deep skillet
- Simmer, covered, along with the water, tomato sauce, and lemon juice on low heat
- Check sauce levels occasionally to see that it is not evaporating
- If it gets low, add more hot water, tomato sauce and lemon as necessary