| A basic recipe for rice pilaf that you can mix up however you like! Please subscribe! youtube.com More info and recipes at hilahcooking.com I basically lived off of rice pilaf when I was in college. It's cheap and filling and pretty nutritious and you can add almost anything you have lying around. "Rice with some shit in it". That's what I called it to my boyfriends. That's probably why I never got stuck cooking for any of them. Hey-Oh! INGREDIENTS * 1 cup chopped onion * 1/4 cup chopped celery * 1/4-1/2 cup chopped other vegetables (optional) * 1 clove garlic, chopped * 1 teaspoon each butter and oil, or just oil * 1 cup rice or bulgur * 1 bay leaf * 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper * Optional herbs: a teaspoon of dried dill, oregano, fenugreek, thyme, mint, tarragon, or basil (or just go crazy. Experiment.)1 7/8 cup water (the more vegetables you add, the less water you need since the liquid in the vegetables counts, too. For every 1/4 cup of vegetables you add, take out a tablespoon or so of water) * Optional: about 2 tablespoons nuts (pistachios, almonds, walnuts, you know what kind of nuts you like) Melt the butter and oil and saute your vegetables and garlic for a couple of minutes to soften them. Add the rice and stir it around quickly to coat every grain. Let it toast up, stirring occasionally, for a couple more minutes. Add your herbs and seasonings. Stir it up. Add the water. Stir it again. Bring it to a boil. Turn down to low and put a lid on that sucker. Let it ... |
