Recipe

My Grannys Beef Casserole Gravy With Rice Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Hungerhealer / All my dishes 3 months, 1 week ago This Greek , authentic , traditional , Casserole Beef 'n Rice dish presented here , is a Family recipe going back five generations in time !! My late Granny gave me the recipe 4 days before dying ... !! She strongly believed that mystery is a very i... More Prep:20m Cook:120m Servings:4	Hungerheale
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Ingredients

800 gr Beef , arm-chuck , rinsed and cut to 1 inch cubes

2 large onions , peeled , rinced , finely chopped NOT blendered

3 large ripe 'n firm tomatoes , rinced and very finely chopped

1 green hornpepper , rinced and finely chopped

2 medium bay leaves

2 cloves garlic minced

2 mugs extra virgin Greek olive oil

2 extra hot baby chili peppers ( omit if you dont like hot dishes )

1 tbsp sweet paprika , 1/2 tsp hot paprika

4 tbsp fresh finely chopped parsley

salt 'n WHITE pepper to your taste

400 gr parboiled yellow rice ( NEVER Carolina or any white rice )

4 tbsp white butter ( lamb ) . This is the secret !!

Love and passion for cooking !!

Directions

In a saucepan heat oil , add onions , pepper , bay leaves and garlic and sautee until ALMOST brown

Add meat and stir-fry until it turns grey in colour

Add tomatoes , parsley and lower temp to simmer , add 2 mugs of hot water salt and pepper and simmer for 100 min , checking now 'n then adding a little water ONLY IF needed.

Add remaining spices , further low the temp and simmer slowly for 20 min or until ALL WATER has evaporated , leaving only oil at the bottom of the sauce pan

In another sauce pan , boil 2 lt water with 1/2 tbsp salt

Add rice , lower temp and boil for about 20 min

Add a lot of water , stir thouroughly and drain-rince rice well . ( It must loose all its starch )

In a frying pan , melt butter and stir until it turns light brown

Add this to your rice and mix ...Notice the aroma .... !!

Serve and enjoy !!

Kali orexi ( bon appetite ) !!

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