Ouzie

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 372.1

Total Fat: 17.2 g
Cholesterol: 84.2 mg
Sodium: 678.3 mg
Total Carbs: 28.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
Protein: 26.6 g

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Introduction

In Tucson there's a Jordanian restaurant called The Shish Kebab House. There is a dish there that I absolutely love. It's called Oozie or Ouzi or something like that... pronounced oo'Zee (yes I know it's not a dictionary format.)
In Tucson there's a Jordanian restaurant called The Shish Kebab House. There is a dish there that I absolutely love. It's called Oozie or Ouzi or something like that... pronounced oo'Zee (yes I know it's not a dictionary format.)

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Minutes to Cook: 45

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

So I tried to remake it at home and I think I got the mixture of spices down, just not the quantities.

1lb ground chicken or turkey

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/4 cup finely chopped onions

1/4 pine nuts

1 or 2 cups cooked basmati rice.

here's the spice mix... quantities are still being worked on

nutmeg

cinnamon

cloves

garlic powder

salt

chopped parsley

Directions

Saute onions in a little olive oil until translucent, add garlic and soften slightly, add ground meat and cook through. Add basmati rice, stirring it in the pan. Add water as needed while stirring the rice. You don't have to stir constantly, just make sure there's enough liquid in the pot for the rice to absorb and not burn. When the rice is done, add spices. Experiment with the amounts. I know mine aren't perfect yet.
Serve with a little cucumber dill yogurt.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DESERT_ZEN.