Turkish-Style Beef Bowl with Poppy Seed Pilaf & Muhammara Sauce

Ready in 35 minutes • Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in My Choice (3 Nights For 2) on Sunday, January 1, 2023.

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Brace your tastes buds for savoury beef mince over poppy seed pilaf with muhammara sauce. Packed full of flavour, this is a vibrant dish inspired by Turkish flavours.

Ingredients

To Serve

2 Tbsp muhammara
2 Tbsp yoghurt

Beef

50g baby spinach
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 pack Turkish spices
300g beef mince
1 drizzle of oil
1/2 carrot, grated
1/2 brown onion, finely diced

Cauliflower

1/2 pack sliced almonds
1 drizzle of oil
1/4 pack Turkish spices
1/4 cauliflower, cut into small florets

Pilaf

1 1/8 cup chicken stock
1 pack coconut & poppy seed spices
150g basmati rice

Steps

Preheat oven to 220°C (or 200°C fan bake).
Combine rice, coconut & poppy seed spices and stock in a medium pot and bring to the boil with the lid on. Once boiling, reduce to lowest heat to cook for 12 minutes. Turn off heat and steam, covered, for 5 more minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
Cut cauliflower into small florets and toss with first measure of Turkish spices and oil on a lined oven tray. Season with salt and pepper. Roast for an initial 15 minutes, then add almonds and return to oven to cook for a further 5 minutes, until golden and tender.
Finely dice onion and grate carrot. Heat oil in a large frypan on high heat. Cook onion, carrot and beef for 5-6 minutes, until browned. Add second measure of Turkish spices and salt and cook for 2 minutes, until fragrant. Add spinach, stir through to wilt and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Pilaf topped with beef, cauliflower, muhammara and yoghurt.

Nutritional Information

Energy	3315 kj 792 kcal
Protein	43.3g
Carbohydrate	75.8g
Fat	34.5g