Greek Manestra (Orzo)
An easy recipe for Greek Manestra (Orzo).
Ingredients
- 1 big onion
- olive oil for cooking
- 500 g ground beef
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- ⅓ tsp chilli flakes
- ½ tsp oregano
- ⅓ tsp black pepper
- ⅓ tbsp granulated sugar
- 250 g tomato sauce/puree
- 200 g orzo
- 1 l vegetable broth
- a few leaves of fresh mint
- 1 tsp cummin
- parsley to garnish
- 5 pink peppers
- parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Chop up the onion into small cubes. Fry the onion on medium-low heat in olive oil. Fry until golden.
- Add pink pepper and half the amount of the other spices. Add ground meat and cook until it gets brown. Add the rest of the spices and stir well.
- Pour tomato sauce/puree into the pan and stir again. After 10 minutes of spices, meat and tomato sauce getting together, add vegetable broth and orzo.
- Cook under the cover for 15-20 minutes. It depends on orzo - check if it's soft. In the end, garnish with mint leaves, parsley and add parmesan cheese.