Lebanese Restaurant Rice Pilaf recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 cups parboiled long-grain white rice ½ cup butter, divided ¼ cup olive oil, divided ½ cup orzo pasta 4 cups water 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon slivered almonds, or to taste 1 tablespoon tahini
Nutrition Info
- 202.6 caloriescarbohydrate: 18 gcholesterol: 20.3 mgfat: 13.4 gfiber: 0.8 gprotein: 2.8 gsaturatedFat: 5.7 gservingSize: -sodium: 641.1 mgsugar: 0.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Lebanese Restaurant Rice Pilaf
Directions
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Soak rice in a bowl of water for 10 minutes, drain and rinse until the water runs clear.
Heat 1/4 cup butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil together in a skillet over medium heat, cook and stir orzo until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add drained rice and increase heat to medium-high. Cook and stir orzo-rice mixture until rice is coated in butter-oil mixture and starts to turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
Pour water over rice mixture and season with salt, stir and bring to a boil. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice is fluffy and tender yet firm, about 20 minutes.
Heat remaining olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat, cook and stir almonds until toasted and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add remaining butter and stir in tahini until almonds are evenly coated. Mix almond mixture into rice mixture.