Recipes · Kenyan · Main Courses
Beef Pilau Rice
One serving has 694 kcal and 26 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (129%), pyridoxine (74%), selenium (69%), niacin (65%), zinc (62%) and cobalamin (60%). Ready in 75 minutes.

- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 60 min
- Makes: 1 serving (243 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Non-Vegetarian, Halal, Kosher
- Contains: beef
Ingredients
- 62.5 g Beef, NFS
- 50 g Onions, raw
- 5 g Garlic, raw
- 5 g Ginger root, raw
- 0.3 g Spices, bay leaf
- 0.8 g Salt, table
- 15 g Sunflower oil
- 1.3 g Spices, cloves, ground
- 0.6 g Spices, cumin seed
- 1.3 g Spices, cinnamon, ground
- 0.6 g Spices, cardamom
- 0.5 g Spices, pepper, black
- 100 g Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry
Method
- - Peel the onions and garlic cloves. - Wash the beef thoroughly and cut it into chunks. - Slice one onion and 2 garlic cloves. Peel and grate the ginger.
- - In a pan, add the beef chunks, sliced onion, 2 garlic cloves, grated ginger, bay leaves, a cup of water, and some salt to taste. - Cook the beef over medium heat until it becomes tender. Once done, remove from heat and set the beef chunks and stock aside.
- Chop the remaining onion and garlic cloves finely.
- Wash the rice thoroughly until the water runs clear to remove excess starch.
- - In another pan, heat the sunflower oil over low heat. - Add the chopped onions and cook until they start to caramelize and turn brown. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon to prevent burning. - Add the chopped garlic and ground spices (cloves, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, and pepper). Stir for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
- - Add the washed rice to the pan with the aromatics. Stir well to combine. - Pour in the beef stock and add the cooked beef chunks. Add more water if needed, following the rice package instructions for the correct water-to-rice ratio. - Taste for salt and add more if needed. - Cover the pan and allow the rice to cook over low heat until all the moisture is absorbed and the rice is tender.
- Once the rice is cooked, fluff it with a fork and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 694 kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 90.5 g | |
| Water | 99.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.5 g | 15% |
| Protein | 25.7 g | 54% |
| Tryptophan | 0.1 g | |
| Threonine | 0.28 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.35 g | |
| Leucine | 0.67 g | |
| Lysine | 0.23 g | |
| Methionine | 0.19 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.41 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.22 g | |
| Valine | 0.48 g | |
| Histidine | 0.19 g | |
| Fat | 24.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 10.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 10.5 g | |
| Saturated | 5.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 53.1 mg | |
| Calcium | 135 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.4 mg | 44% |
| Iron | 3.6 mg | 20% |
| Magnesium | 56.3 mg | 18% |
| Manganese | 2.3 mg | 129% |
| Phosphorus | 322 mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 544 mg | 12% |
| Selenium | 37.9 µg | 69% |
| Sodium | 552 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.9 mg | 62% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.31 mg | 28% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 9.1 mg | 65% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.7 mg | 14% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.96 mg | 74% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 23.7 µg | 6% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.4 µg | 60% |
| Choline | 56.1 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 4.3 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 5.2 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 6.5 mg | 43% |
| Vitamin K | 5.3 µg | 6% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
2.1 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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