Rice Pilaf with Apricots, Raisins & Pine Nuts

Name: Rice Pilaf with Apricots, Raisins and Pine Nuts
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P1H
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: olive oil; rice; saffron threads; apricots, dried; cinnamon sticks; cloves; cardamom pods; salt and black pepper; water; onions; raisins, seedless; pine nuts; mint sprigs

Submitted by Beth48

Rice Pilaf with Apricots, Raisins and Pine Nuts recipe

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

1 hrs

READY

1 hrs

Ingredients

CUP OLIVE OIL

1 ½

CUPS RICE
brown, long grain

PINCH SAFFRON THREADS
optional *

CUP APRICOTS, DRIED
snipped into slivers *

CINNAMON STICKS *

CLOVES *

CARDAMOM PODS
lightly crushed *

SALT AND BLACK PEPPER *

CUPS WATER

ONIONS
peeled and sliced

⅓

CUP RAISINS, SEEDLESS

CUP PINE NUTS
or slivered almonds

MINT SPRIGS
for garnish *

Directions

Heat half the oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.

Add the rice and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring gently.

Add the saffron, if using, the apricots, spices, 1 teaspoon salt and the water.

Bring to a boil, then cover tightly and leave to cook over very gentle heat for 45 minutes.

Then turn off the heat and leave covered.

Sauté the onion in the remaining oil for 10 minutes, until softened and lightly browned.

Add to the rice, together with the raisins and nuts.

Check the seasonings and stir lightly with a fork.

Garnish with a mint sprig to serve.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

Comments

anonymous

I cook this as a holiday dish and it comes out very well.

*Citation note: this recipe is lifted word-for-word out of -
"The Complete Vegetarian Cuisine" by Rose Elliot, Pantheon Books:NY, 1988 p 242. ISBN: 0-394-57123-1

Nutrition Facts

230g

Amount per Serving