RCI-RC.001.0008.001

Rice Pilaf

Name: Rice Pilaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons butter or margarine; 1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta or uncooked vermicelli pasta broken into small pieces; 2 cups uncooked long grain rice; 4 cups boiling hot chicken broth; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 4 cloves of garlic; 4 unit cloves; 1 unit big onion (finely cut); 2 unit carrots in fine cubes

Rice . Pilaf can be served as a side-dish or main dish.

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

butter or margarine
6 tablespoons
uncooked orzo pasta or uncooked vermicelli pasta broken into small pieces
1/2 cup
uncooked long grain rice
2 cups
boiling hot chicken broth
4 cups
salt
1/4 teaspoon
of garlic
4 cloves
cloves
4 unit
big onion
finely cut
1 unit
carrots in fine cubes
2 unit

Method

Melt butter or margarine in heavy deep pan or Dutch oven over medium heat.

Add vegetables and let them be lightly cooked without coloring, using the vegies would mean you omit the orzo pasta

Add orzo pasta (or small broken pieces of vermicelli pasta) and cook, stirring constantly until pasta is golden brown.

Add rice and stir until rice is well coated with butter. Allow rice to simmer in butter for a minute or two.

Add boiling chicken broth and salt.

Lower heat to a simmer, cover pan and cook 25-minutes over low heat until liquid is absorbed.

Gently fluff with a fork. Let stand for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.

Rice Pilaf

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