Peas and Carrots Stew- Salt & Sweet

This Lebanese Peas and Carrots Stew, also called Bazella w Riz is a hearty stew that’s tremendous simple to organize. Made with beef, carrots, peas and garlic, all simmered in a wealthy tomato sauce.

Bazella w Riz- Peas and Carrots Stew

Today’s Lebanese peas and carrots stew is a type of cherished household recipes that I’ve been making for years and is the proper sort of consolation meals. This stewed inexperienced peas and carrots recipe is a really wholesome dish to incorporate in your weekly meal plan.

Have you ever questioned what’s the easiest way to prepare dinner inexperienced peas? This stewed peas recipe is the reply!

What is Bazella w Riz?

Bazella interprets to peas and Riz interprets to rice in Arabic- Bazella w Riz (peas and rice) as a result of it’s at all times served over Lebanese rice. This Bazella stew is among the many standard Lebanese beef stews recipes, we name “Yakhni” in Lebanese delicacies.

What you Need to Make Peas and Carrots Stew:

This hearty stew recipe is a really wholesome dish to incorporate in your weekly meal plan. Here is what you’ll have to make it:

• Beef: I like to make use of sirloin steak for this dish because it’s fairly reasonably priced and tastes nice. Cut it into small dimension items so that they prepare dinner faster.
• Peas (Bazilla): Frozen.
• Carrots: I wish to cube my very own recent carrots and add them into the stew, however you may also use the  pea and carrot frozen combine to avoid wasting extra time.
• Garlic
• Tomato paste
• Fresh tomato or a tomato sauce can
• Olive oil
• Middle Eastern Spices: together with all spice or 7 spices, black pepper and cinnamon.
• Salt

How to Make Peas and Carrots Stew:

In a medium sized pot, over medium warmth, warmth the oil, then add the meat and spices and prepare dinner for 10 minutes, stirring regularly to make sure all sides of beef and are cooked.

Add water, deliver combination to boil then cut back warmth to medium low, and prepare dinner for 20-30 minutes or till beef is tender.

Add carrots and garlic, combine effectively, cowl the pot and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add peas, tomato sauce (or diced tomatoes) and tomato paste.

Stir and let it simmer on low warmth for one more 15 minutes or till greens are totally cooked.

Serve with rice and luxuriate in!

What sort of meat is used for Bazella w Riz:

You’ll desire a kind of beef that’s tender and can prepare dinner rapidly. I take advantage of sirloin beef steak on this recipe.

Sirloin beef is often tender items of meat lower from bigger roasts akin to sirloin tenderloin. I typically purchase a sirloin steak and lower it into chew dimension items, if I can’t discover it pre- lower.

You’ll need to keep away from more durable cuts of meat akin to chuck or beef stew cubes, though you possibly can nonetheless use it particularly in the event you personal a stress cooker. Just needless to say it can take longer to prepare dinner.

For the tip: Pop your meat into the freezer for about an hour earlier than getting ready. Having your beef barely frozen will make it a lot simpler to chop. Also, ensure you’re utilizing a sharpened knife to permit for protected reducing.

What to Serve With Lebanese Peas and Carrots Stew (Bazella)

In Lebanese delicacies, we ALWAYS serve our stew dishes (Yakhni) over Lebanese vermicelli rice, however you substitute the rice for a slice of bread or a salad, or serve by itself.

How Long Does Lebanese Peas and Carrots Stew Keep?

It retains effectively for as much as 4-5 days within the fridge, saved in an hermetic container.

Bazella w Riz can also be nice for meal prep as a result of it freezes effectively for as much as 6 months, retailer in freezer containers and simply defrost in a single day within the fridge earlier than serving. Reheat on range prime or microwave.

More Lebanese Stew (Yakhni) Recipes:

Beef Stew with Lima Beans

Lebanese Okra Stew

Green Bean Stew

Lebanese Spinach Stew

Lebanese Zucchini Stew

This Bazella Stew recipe is a good consolation meals dish and one I grew up with! I’m positive you’re going to adore it simply as a lot as I do!

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Peas and Carrots Stew