Jeweled Rice with Dried Fruit

Name: Jeweled Rice with Dried Fruit
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 567 grams cups basmati rice; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 99 grams 1/2 cup dried apricots , quartered; 57 grams 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 85 grams 1/2 cup golden raisins; 1 teaspoons ground cardamom; 118 milliliters coarsely chopped shelled unsalted pistachios (not dyed red; 2 1/2 oz); 3 Tbsps salt; 118 milliliters stick unsalted butter; 4 quarts water

Jeweled Rice with Dried Fruit might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 391 calories. This recipe serves 10. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. A mixture of basmati rice, cranberries, apricots, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours.

Instructions

Rinse rice in several changes of cold water in a large bowl until water runs clear.

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Water

Rice

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Drain in a large sieve.

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Bring water and salt to a boil in a 6-quart heavy pot, then add rice and boil, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes from time water returns to boil.

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Rice

Salt

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Drain rice in sieve.

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Rice

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Toss together dried fruit in a bowl. Melt 6 tablespoons butter with cardamom and pepper in cleaned and dried pot, stirring to combine, then alternately layer rice and dried fruit over it, beginning and ending with rice and mounding loosely. Make 5 or 6 holes in rice to bottom of pot with round handle of a wooden spoon, then cover pot with a kitchen towel and a heavy lid. Fold edges of towel up over lid (to keep towel from burning) and cook rice over moderately low heat, undisturbed, until tender and a crust forms on bottom, 30 to 35 minutes.

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Dried Fruit

Cardamom

Butter

Pepper

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Rice

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Remove from heat and let rice stand, tightly covered and undisturbed, at least 30 minutes.

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Rice

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small skillet over moderate heat and cook pistachios, stirring, until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Butter

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Spoon loose rice onto a platter, then break crust into 1-inch pieces and scatter over rice.

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Rice

Sprinkle with pistachios.

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• Rice can be parboiled and drained 4 hours ahead and transferred to a bowl. Keep, covered with a dampened kitchen towel, at room temperature.• Rice can stand off heat up to 1 hour.• If you're short on time, you can skip letting the rice stand after cooking: Spoon loose rice onto a platter and then dip bottom of pot into a large bowl of cold water for 30 seconds to loosen crust.

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Rice

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