Rice Pilaf

Name: Rice Pilaf
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters white rice (preferably long grain); 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil (or chicken fat); 118 milliliters chopped onion - green onion (scallions) or yellow onion; 118 milliliters chopped celery; 237 milliliters Up of stock (amount depends on the type of rice you are using), either chicken stock or vegetable stock for vegetarian option, or a mix of water and stock; 2 teaspoons salt or seasoned salt; 0 teaspoons ground pepper; 0 teaspoons cayenne; 118 milliliters chopped fresh parsley

Rice Pilaf is a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan hor d'oeuvre. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 248 calories. If you have seasoned salt, cayenne, vegetable stock, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat stock in saucepan: Look at the cooking instructions for your rice. If your rice calls for 2 cups of water for every cup of rice then you will need a total of 4 cups of liquid. If your rice calls for 1 2/3 cups of water for every cup of rice, you will need a total of 3 1/3 cups of liquid.

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Stock

Water

Rice

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Sauce Pan

You want to cook the rice in a liquid that is primarily stock—chicken stock or vegetable stock. Up to half of the liquid can be plain water, but at least half of the needed liquid should be stock. Homemade stock is the best, of course, and will make a big difference in the quality of the resulting pilaf.

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Stock

Water

Rice

Heat the measured amount of stock needed in a saucepan, at least 2-qt sized.

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Stock

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Sauce Pan

Brown the rice, add onions and celery: While the stock is heating, heat a large skillet on medium high heat.

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Celery

Onion

Stock

Rice

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Frying Pan

Add the olive oil (or chicken fat if you have it) to coat the bottom of the pan. When the oil is hot, add the uncooked rice and brown the rice, stirring occasionally, for a couple of minutes.

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Chicken Fat

Olive Oil

Rice

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

When the rice has browned, add the onions and celery and cook a few minutes longer, until the onions begin to soften.

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Celery

Onion

Rice

Add salt, pepper, cayenne: If you are using canned or boxed broth, be careful of how much seasoning you add. We usually use homemade, unsalted chicken stock, so we add 2 teaspoons of salt or seasoned salt along with ground pepper and a dash of cayenne.

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Broth

Pepper

Seasoned Salt

Seasoning

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Salt

If you are starting with seasoned broth, you may only need to add a teaspoon of salt. Taste test the broth/stock. It can be a little on the salty side because the rice will absorb a lot of the salt.

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Stock

Rice

Salt

Add stock, cook the rice:

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Stock

Rice

Pour the heated stock into the pan with the rice (or pour the rice mixture into the stock, depending on which pan has a lid).

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Stock

Rice

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Frying Pan

Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat, cover, and cook for as long as the instructions say on your package of rice. Usually between 15 to 25 minutes. Use a timer.

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Rice

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Kitchen Timer

After the set amount of cooking time, remove the pan from the heat and let sit for 10 minutes, covered. At no point during the cooking of the rice should you uncover the pan.

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Rice

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Frying Pan

Fluff with fork, stir in parsley: Fluff with a fork to serve. Stir in chopped parsley. You can also mix in heated peas, toasted almonds, or raisins to the pilaf to make it more interesting.

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Almonds