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Basmati Rice Pilaf
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 4
Wonderful flavor and textured rice dish.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup finely diced onion
1 bay leaf
1 cup uncooked basmati rice
salt to taste
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
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.
By RecipeOfHealth.com