- 300g white basmati rice
- 2 red onion
- 500g beef mince
- 2 garlic clove
- 2 cinnamon stick
- 8 cloves
- 200g baby leaf spinach
- A handful of flat leaf parsley, leaves only
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- 300ml boiling water
- 1.
Tip the rice into a bowl, cover with cold water and leave to soak while you cook the beef and spices.
- 2.
Peel and finely chop the onion. Warm a mediumsized pan over a medium heat for 2 mins, then add 1 tbsp olive oil and the onion. Season with a pinch of salt and fry, stirring often, for 5 mins till the onions is just glossy.
- 3.
Add the beef to the onion and fry for 5 mins, stirring often with a wooden spoon and using it to break up any large lumps. While the beef fries, peel and crush or grate the garlic.
- 4.
Stir the garlic into the beef. Drop in the cinnamon stick and 4 cloves. Fry, stirring often, for 3 more mins till the pan is fragrant and the beef is nicely browned all over.
- 5.
Drain the rice and tip it into the pan. Stir to mix. Pour in 300ml boiling water. Pop a lid on the pan, bring to the boil, then turn the heat right down and simmer for 8-10 mins till the rice has absorbed the water and is cooked through.
- 6.
When the rice is tender, take off the heat. Fork in the spinach to just wilt it, then set the pan aside, lid on, for 2 mins to steam. This will finish cooking the rice and spinach. Pick the parsley leaves off their stalks and roughly chop the leaves.
- 7.
Fluff the rice up and taste. Add a pinch of salt if you think it needs it. Divide the rice between 2 warm plates, picking out the cinnamon stick and cloves if you spot them. Garnish with the parsley to serve.