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Spiced Lamb Pilaf with Almonds and Saffron

Strips of lamb browned with onion and almonds, gently spiced with allspice and then cooked with rice in stock. Saffron liquid poured over at the end perfumes and colours the grains.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total1 h 21 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 250 glamb, lean boneless, cut into thin 4 cm strips
  • 1onion, halved and cut into slender wedges
  • ½ tspsaffron threads
  • 2 tbsphot water, to steep the saffron
  • 60 gunsalted butter
  • 30 gblanched almonds, slivered
  • ½ tspground allspice
  • 1 Llamb stock, or chicken stock, divided
  • 1 tspsalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 400 glong-grain white rice, washed and drained

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Celery
  • Rice
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Carrot
  • Black and white pepper
  • Allspice
  • Saffron
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Gelatin

Taste

  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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