Plov

Recipe origin: Kazakhstan

Ingredients

• 1½ cups cooked rice
• ⅓ cup slivered almonds
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ cup dates, pitted and chopped
• ⅓ cup prunes, pitted and chopped
• 3 dried apricots, chopped
• 1 Tablespoon salt
• ½–1 pound ground lamb
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped

Procedure

1. Cook the rice according to package directions. Set aside.
2. Mix the lamb, almonds, fruits, onion, salt, and garlic in a large bowl.
3. In a frying pan, heat the oil over medium heat.
4. Brown the lamb mixture until lamb is no longer pink.
5. In a serving bowl, combine the lamb with oil and rice then mix.

Serves 8.