Fool Ma’ Rizz Rice (Meat and Fava Beans)

Ingredients

• •1/2 cup butter
• •1 pound ground beef or lamb
• •1/2 cup chopped onions
• •Salt and pepper to taste
• •1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• •1 19-ounce can fava beans, drained
• •1 cup long grain white rice, washed and drained
• •3 cups water, boiling
• •2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped

Directions

1. 1Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. When the butter begins to turn brown, add the onions, allspice, salt and pepper. Sauté until the onions turn golden brown. Then add the meat and brown it too.
2. 2Add the drained fava beans, rice and the water. Stir. Cover and cook for 30 minutes or until rice is tender but not mushy and water has evaporated. Place in serving dish and garnish with the coriander.
3. 3Serve with plain yogurt and pita bread.