Basmati Rice Pilaf recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
¼ cup finely diced onion
1 bay leaf
1 cup uncooked basmati rice
salt to taste
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Nutrition Info

244.3 calories
carbohydrate: 40.4 g
cholesterol: 7.9 mg
fat: 6.9 g
fiber: 0.8 g
protein: 4.1 g
saturatedFat: 2.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 279.4 mg
sugar: 0.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat chicken stock in a saucepan until boiling, keep hot until ready to use.

  2. Heat vegetable oil in a 2 quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and bay leaf in the hot oil until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.

  3. Stir basmati rice into onion mixture until rice is coated with oil.

  4. Pour hot chicken stock into the rice mixture. Season with salt, stir.

  5. Bring rice mixture to a boil, cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue simmering until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

  6. Remove saucepan from heat and discard bay leaf. Add butter and fluff the rice with a fork.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Wonderful flavor and textured rice dish.

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