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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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another delcious fruit and nut rice dish. Saffron gives the yellow color Increase recipe for a buffet item Ingredients:
1 cup raw long grain rice |
1 tbs oil or butter |
2 cups water or chicken stock |
few stands of saffron ( nice but not necessary ) |
1 tsp salt |
1/2 cup soft raisins or softened dried cranberries |
1/4 cup slivered almonds |
salt and pepper as desired. |
Directions:
1. Heat raw rice in pan with oil or butter stirring constantly a few minutes to color rice a pale golden.
2. Add the water or broth along with saffron and a tsp salt and bring mixture to a boil.
3. Cover and simmer until rice has absorbed the liquid.
4. Remove from heat and let sit 5 minutes.
5. Add nuts and raisins and stir and fluff with a fork ( not spoon ) and season to taste.
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