Tavas (Oven-Baked Rice with Meat)

Name: Tavas (Oven-Baked Rice with Meat)
Cuisine: Cypriot
Ingredients: 1 kg lamb (breast, shoulder, or chest) cut into small pieces; 1 cup (200g) parboiled or Carolina rice; 1/3 cup (85ml) dry white wine; 1/3 cup (85ml) olive oil or sunflower oil; 3 large onions, approximately; 1/2 kg 3-4 large, ripe tomatoes, approximately; 800 1 tablespoon (10g) vegetable stock powder; 1 ½ tablespoon (15g) 'artysia' (cumin); 1 teaspoon (1g) black pepper; 1 tablespoon (24g) salt; 2 bay leaves; 2 cups water

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INGREDIENTS

1 kg lamb (breast, shoulder, or chest) cut into small pieces
1 cup (200g) parboiled or Carolina rice
1/3 cup (85ml) dry white wine
1/3 cup (85ml) olive oil or sunflower oil
3 large onions, approximately
1/2 kg 3-4 large, ripe tomatoes, approximately
800 1 tablespoon (10g) vegetable stock powder
1 ½ tablespoon (15g) 'artysia' (cumin)
1 teaspoon (1g) black pepper
1 tablespoon (24g) salt
2 bay leaves
2 cups water

METHOD

In a bowl, place all ingredients (except water) and mix very well. If our tomatoes are not ripe, we can also add 1 heaped teaspoon of tomato paste.
Place the ingredients in a baking pan and pour in the water. Cover with non-stick parchment paper and aluminum foil.
Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 2 ½ hours. Remove from the oven, stir, and serve.