North African Beef and Brown Rice

Steak cubes are simmered with sweet potatoes and brown rice in a spiced broth, creating a flavorful North African-inspired meal-in-a-bowl.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 649 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 cup water
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
• ½ small onion, finely diced
• ½ pound beef round steak, diced
• 1 tablespoon tomato-chicken bouillon granules (such as Knorr®)
• 1 tablespoon beef stock concentrate
• ⅓ pound carrots, cut into 1/2-inch dice
• ¾ pound sweet potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch dice
• ¾ cup finely shredded cabbage
• 5 black cardamom seeds

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook and stir steak, onion, and tomato-chicken bouillon together in a large pot over medium heat until steak is browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic, 1 cup water, beef stock concentrate, carrots, and sweet potatoes to the steak mixture; cook and stir until carrots and sweet potatoes are softened, about 20 minutes.

Step 2

Mix 1 1/2 cups water, cabbage, cinnamon sticks, paprika, cumin, black pepper, coriander, and cardamom seeds into the steak-sweet potato mixture; bring to a boil. Add brown rice and reduce heat to low. Cover pot and simmer until rice has absorbed the liquid, about 45 minutes. Fluff rice and remove cinnamon sticks before serving.