Baharat Spiced Beef Mince and Cracked Wheat

Name: Baharat Spiced Beef Mince and Cracked Wheat
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 Red Onion, chopped; 200g Cracked Bulgur Wheat; 500g Beef Mince; 80g Pomegranate Seeds; 50g Chopped Apricots; 3 tbsp Tomato Puree; 3 tsp Ginger and Garlic Paste; 2 Chicken Stock Pot, or cubes; 2 tbsp Olive Oil, or any oil; 4 tbsp Flaked Almonds, toasted; 4 tbsp Greek Style Yoghurt; 0.5 tsp Cinnammon; 1 tsp Ground Cumin; 1 tsp Ground Coriander; 1 Tin Chickpeas, undrained; 200g Green Beans, trimmed, boiled or steamed; 1 tbsp Baharat/Middle Eastern Spice Mix, or use equal amounts of cumin, mild chilli and coriander

Beef

4.5

10m prep time

40m total time

Easy level

17 ingredients

Baharat Spiced Beef Mince and Cracked Wheat recipe by Cherrypick

This dish is lightly spiced in a subtle and family-friendly manner. It's the perfect dish to batch-cook and freeze, ready to be defrosted and served with cracked wheat, quinoa, or rice when time simply isn't on your side. Add yoghurt, fresh coriander, flaked almonds, or pomegranate seeds to liven up this mid-week staple.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Dissolve 1 chicken stock pot in 200ml of water (if cooking for 4).

Step 2

Place the cracked wheat into a pan of cold water. Add the remaining stock cube and bring to the boil. Allow to cook, with a lid on for 10 minutes until most of the stock has been absorbed. Drain off any excess and allow to stand, with a lid on while you prepare the mince.

Step 3

Place a large saute pan onto a medium heat and add the oil. Once hot, add the diced onion and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the beef mince and break it up with a wooden spoon as you hard fry it on a high heat until well browned. This will take about 5-7 minutes. Add the tomato puree, ginger and garlic puree, Baharat spice mix, ground cinnamon, ground cumin and the ground coriander. Season with salt and pepper and mix well, coating the beef in the spices. Allow to cook for 2-3 minutes before adding the chopped apricots and the tinned chickpeas, including their water. Add the premixed stock, and simmer for 10 minutes or so.

Step 4

If serving with green beans cook these in boiling salted water for 3 minutes while the beef mince simmers. You could also toast you flaked almonds in a frying an to bring out the flavour a little (if using).

Step 5

Fold the pomegranate seeds through the cooked cracked wheat and fluff it up a little with a fork. Season if needed (you may not need any due to the stock being salty).

Step 6

Serve the cracked wheat in shallow bowls and top with the beef mince. Serve the cooked green beans, sprinkle with flaked almonds and Greek-style yoghurt, if you like.

Ingredients
Based on 4 servings

1 Red Onion, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
200g Cracked Bulgur Wheat 1 x Sainsbury's Cracked Bulgur Wheat 500g
500g Beef Mince 1 x Sainsbury's British or Irish 12% Fat Beef Mince 500g
80g Pomegranate Seeds 1 x Sainsbury's Pomegranate 80g
50g Chopped Apricots 1 x Sainsbury's Chopped Apricot 200g
3 tbsp Tomato Puree 1 x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, Double Concentrate 200g
3 tsp Ginger and Garlic Paste 1 x KTC Minced Garlic & Ginger Paste 210g
2 Chicken Stock Pot, or cubes 1 x Knorr 4 x 28g Chicken Stock Pots
2 tbsp Olive Oil, or any oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
4 tbsp Flaked Almonds, toasted 1 x Sainsbury's Flaked Almonds, SO Organic 100g
4 tbsp Greek Style Yoghurt 1 x Sainsbury's Greek Style Natural Yogurt 200g
0.5 tsp Cinnammon 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Cinnamon 38g
1 tsp Ground Cumin 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Cumin 43g
1 tsp Ground Coriander 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Coriander 36g
1 Tin Chickpeas, undrained 1 x Sainsbury's Chickpeas in Water 400g (240g*)
200g Green Beans, trimmed, boiled or steamed 1 x Sainsbury's Fine Green Beans 200g
1 tbsp Baharat/Middle Eastern Spice Mix, or use equal amounts of cumin, mild chilli and coriander 1 x Sainsbury's Baharat, Inspired to Cook 36g