Cinnamon-spiced beef stew

By Jecques

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 medium onions, quartered
• 4 medium carrots, in inch pieces
• 1 Tbl. sale
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 short cinnamon stick
• 4 small zucchini chopped
• 1 20 oz. can tomatoes
• 1 16 or 20 oz can garbanzo beans drained
• hot cooked rice

Preparation

Step 1

Brown beef, spoon of excess fat. Add water, heat to boiling, scraping up brown bits. Stir in onions, carrots, salt, ginger, pepper and cinnamon; heat to boiling.

Reduce heat to low, simmer 30 minutes. Stir in zucchini, tomatoes with their liquid and beans.

Cook 20 minutes, stirring occasionaly.

Serve with rice.