Vermicelli Rice with Meat (Hashweh)

Ingredients (22)

• Rice:
• 1/4 cup ghee or butter
• 1/2 cup vermicelli pasta broken in 2 inch pieces
• 1 1/2 cups basmati rice uncooked
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3 cups boiling water or chicken stock
• 1 tbsp ghee or butter
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 3 tbsp fresh parsley minced
• Hashweh:
• 1 tbsp ghee or butter
• 1 medium yellow onion minced
• 1 lb ground beef or lamb
• 2 tbsp Lebanese 7 spice
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• Garnish:
• 1/4 cup parsley minced for garnish
• 1 lemon cut into wedges