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Lebanese Spinach Stew

Easy Spinach stew with ground beef and pine nuts

Course Main Course
Cuisine Lebanese
Keyword Authentic, Easy, Healthy
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 700 g of spinach 1 big bag
  • 250 g of ground beef
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 2-3 tablespoon regular olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 handful of cilantro (fresh coriander) roughly chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • Salt to taste approx 1 full tsp
  • ½ teaspoon sumac
  • 1 lemon juiced (approx 45 ml)
  • Approx 1 cup of boiling water
  • ½ cup pine nuts

Instructions

  1. Lightly toast the pine nuts in a dry non stick pan for around five minutes. Set aside

  2. In a mediun pot, sauté the onion in a drizzle of regular olive oil until golden. Add the garlic and cilantro and sauté for another few minutes.

  3. Add the ground beef, sumac and black pepper. Fry off the meat over medium high heat for about 5-10 minutes until cooked

  4. Add the spinach, salt and boiling water to the pot and cover so the spinach wilts down. Simmer for about 10 minutes

  5. Add the lemon juice just before turning off the heat and taste to check the seasoning

  6. Serve with rice, extra lemon slices and top with toasted pine nuts